This is a survey course examining how environmental factors and conditions affect human health and well-being.

Meeting Times and Locations:

8:30 - 9:20 a.m.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Room T-439 HSB

Instructors / Office Hours:

Charles D. (Chuck) Treser, Senior Lecturer
Office Hours: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Daily

Tao Lin, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Office Hours: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m., Thursdays

Travis Cook, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Office Hours: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m., Mondays and Wednesdays

Announcements:

10/25/09 :: Midterm Examination:
The study guide for the midterm examination is now posted to this web site. The midterm will consist of 40 multiple-choice questions and one brief essay question. The exam will cover all of the material up through lesson 13 (Radiation Protection). It will not cover accidents and injuries which will be covered on the final exam.

10/21/09 :: Undergraduate Student Public Health Association (USPHA) Kick-Off!!!

Hello Pre-health Students! Interested in the field of Global and Public Health? Have you ever thought about applying to the Public Health Major? Please join us for great food, great speakers and a lot of useful information. This year we will be auctioning off a GRE prep course from The Princeton Review as well! This event is free to all interested students!

What: USPHA 2009-2010 Kick-Off
When: Monday, October 26th from 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Where: UW Tower - Ravenna Training Room (22nd Floor)
BRING YOUR UW ID TO GET PAST SECURITY!

Please RSVP at: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/lolas/85903

Speakers Confirmed: Patricia W. Wahl, Ph.D. (Dean of the UW School of Public Health), Dr. Susan Allan MD, JD, MPH (Director, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice), Jack Thompson (Public Health Major Advisor), Christine Edgar (Director, Student Services UW School of Public Health), and Catharine Riley (Ph.D. student in Public Health Genetics), and more!!!

Note: if you forget/unable to RSVP, you are still more than welcome to attend. We just want an estimate of the number of attendees, so we can make sure there is enough food and info packets.

Thank you and see you there!

--
Alvin Tran
President, Undergraduate Student Public Health Association (USPHA)
Public Health I Medical Anthropology
University of Washington

08/24/09 :: Class Listserv:  A course listserv is available to send messages to all students enrolled in the course. This list is maintained by the Registrar's Office and is updated every night.  This list is used to send announcements to all of the students in the class, and is available to students who would like to send a message to all the rest of the class.  Email messages should be addressed to: envh311a_au09@u.washington.edu

Next DEOHS Seminar:

Thursday, October 29, 2009
12:30-1:30 pm, T-435 HSB
Seminar Title: Naturally occurring splice variants of the human nuclear receptor, CAR, encode novel xenobiotic sensors
Speaker: Curt Omiecinski, PhD Professor of Veterinary Science H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair, Penn State University

In the News . . .

See what's happening around the world at the interface of the environment and human health. This site is updated frequently with articles from the Environmental News Network, Associated Press and other sources of news and events highlighting and exploring the link between environmental factors and conditions and human health.  Click here to go to the site.

For news articles from previous months see the archive.