After completing the course, the student can:
- understand the concepts of environmental health
- understand and apply basic principles of environmental epidemiology
- understand and apply basic principles of environmental exposure assessment
- integrate the principles of environmental health (exposure, health and risk assessment) in a multidisciplinary case study
- interpret and critically assess environmental health research
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Period (from-till): 10 June 2019 - 21 June 2019
Course coordinator: Dr. Lidwien Smit (L.A.Smit@uu.nl)
Faculty (Veterinary Medicine, IRAS):
Dr. Lidwien Smit
Prof. Bert Brunekreef
Prof. Dick Heederik
Myrna de Rooij, DVM, MSc
Dr. Gerard Hoek
Dr. Mieke Lumens
Dr. Ulrike Gehring
Dr. Inge Wouters
Course description:
This course will provide an introduction in the basic principles of Environmental Health as an interdisciplinary science, and its application in specific cases of risk evaluation and assessment. One Health recognises that health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment and vice versa. In this course, we will mainly focus on the assessment of environmental exposures, and how to evaluate the influence of environmental exposures on human health. This will include, but will not be limited to, examples of how animals influence environmental exposures relevant for human health.
Literature/study material used:
Powerpoint presentations of lectures will be provided. Several scientific papers will be discussed.
Registration:
Please register via the Study guide, two weeks before the start of the course.
Mandatory for students in Master’s programme:
Yes, ONEH
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
Prerequisite knowledge:
Students should have a BSc in Biology, Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or any other relevant BSc in a Life Sciences field.
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