Winter Quarter 2005
Course Schedule


Last Updated: January 4, 2005

This is a survey course examining how environmental factors and conditions can affect human health and well-being being taught as a joint project of the BCC Science Division and the University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

(Topics and dates may be adjusted as we go along.)

No.

Date

EH Problems/Topics

Lecturer

Exercise / Activity

Readings

1

1/03/05

Introduction: / Key Concepts: Critical Thinking / Science & the Scientific Method & Thinking / Evaluating Information

Rock

Exercise: The Beholding Eye

 

Chapters 1 & 2
Reading #1

2

1/06/05

Overarching Concepts: Health & Environment / Generic Control Strategies
Ecology

Treser

VHS: Principles of Ecology
Assign URL Exercise

Chapters 3 & 4

3

1/10/05

Tools for Evaluating Environmental Health: Toxicology & Risk Assessment

Rock

VHS: Blue Vinyl

Reading #2

4

1/13/05

Toxicology & Risk Assessment (Continued)

Treser

VHS: Blue Vinyl (Cont'd.)
Discussion
Assignment #1

5

1/17/05

ML King Jr

6

1/20/05

Tools for Evaluating Environmental Health: Statistics, Epidemiology & GIS

Treser

   

 

Reading #3

7

1/24/05

Air

Rock

VHS: Clearing the Air

Chapter 5

8

1/27/05

Food Protection

Treser

VHS: You Make the Difference

Chapter 7

9

1/31/05

Water & Wastewater

Rock

Chapter 6

10

2/03/05

Vector Control

Treser

Reading#4

11

2/07/05 Mid-term Exam / Wicked Problems Treser / Rock Wicked Problems, May 2002
Wicked Problems
 
12
2/10/05 Solid & Hazardous Wastes Treser    

13

2/14/05

Workplace Health & Safety

Rock

Organic Solvent Toxicity

Chapter 10

14

2/17/05

Energy Production & Health

Treser

Reading #5

15

2/21/05

Presidents Days

16

2/24/05

Radiation, Noise

Rock

Chapter 9

17

2/28/05

Population, Human Settlement, Disease and Health

Treser

Chapter 8

18

3/03/05

College Issues Day -- No Class

19

3/07/05

Trans-boundary and Global Health

Rock

VHS: Limits to Growth

Chapter 11
Global Issues

20

3/10/05

Politics, Environment & Health

Treser

VHS: Taken for a Ride

21

3/14/05

Terrorism

Rock


Chapter 12
Reading #6

22
3/17/05 Action to Protect Human Health  Rock/Treser    
23
3/21/05 Review Session / Paper Due Sunday  Rock    
24
3/24/05 No Class      
Send mail to: ctreser@u.washington.edu
Designed: 12/30/2004 6:56 pm