Concepts of control methods used by environmental health and engineering practitioners. Topics include water, wastewater, solid wastes, food sanitation, vector control, housing, and accident control measures.

Air pollution is presented as a major public health problem. Topics include air pollutant sources and atmospheric transformations, meteorology, health and economic effects, climate change, sampling and analysis, indoor/outdoor exposures, control technology and air quality criteria (including air quality standards, policy and regulations).

Principles of statistics applied to analysis of biological and health data, evaluation of public health and clinical programs. Gen Ed: R2 (Analytical Reasoning).

Principles of statistics applied to analysis of biological and health data, evaluation of public health and clinical programs. Gen Ed: R2 (Analytical Reasoning).

Examines the determinants of health politics and policy in the U.S., including decisions and non-decisions made by institutional and political actors at all levels of government and by private sector actors.

This is a seminar/discussion-based course where readings from a range of areas in chronic disease epidemiology will be discussed. Topics will focus on areas of recent interest (e.g., cell phones and brain cancer) and areas where significant differences of opinion related to scientific findings have existed.