Appendix 2.6.c. Environmental Health Sciences MPH Competency Statement
The EHS MPH major is central to understanding the interplay of biological, chemical, physical and behavioral environmental factors on human health or ecological balances. In addition to obtaining a broad background in core courses EnHS students select a focus area based on their academic goals. EnHS graduate educational programs are organized into three core areas that reflect the inter- and multi-disciplinary scientific fields of environmental health as an essential component of the wider field of public health. Focus areas in Health Effects, Environmental Exposures, and Environmental Health Policy emphasize training in the assessment, management, and communication of environmental health hazards with a focus on preventing the occurrence of spread of disease. The core competencies promulgated by ASTHO and APHA http://www.astho.org/pubs/CoreCompetenciesforLocalEH.pdf were considered in the development of our curriculum.
Competency Area |
Specific Competencies |
Learning Opportunities |
Evaluation Opportunities |
Describe the direct and indirect human, ecological and safety effects of major environmental and occupational agents |
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- PubH 6101, 6102, 6103, 6104, 6105, 6112, 6130, 6131, 6150, 6170, 6171, 6173, 6180, 7194, 7196, 8161
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- Course evaluations
- Student grades
- Student, faculty and preceptor evaluations of field program
- Master’s project
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| Describe genetic, physiologic and psychosocial factors that affect susceptibility to adverse health outcomes following exposure to environmental hazards |
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- PubH 6102, 6104, 6105, 6130, 6150, 6170, 7194, 7196, 8161
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- Course evaluations
- Student grades
- Student, faculty and preceptor evaluations of field programs
- Master’s project
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Describe federal and state regulatory programs, guidelines and authorities that control environmental health issues |
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- PubH 6101, 6103, 6105, 6112, 6130, 6150, 6161, 6170, 6173, 7194, 7196, JOUR 8193
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- Course evaluations
- Student grades
- Student, faculty and preceptor evaluations of field programs
- Master’s project
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Specify current environmental risk assessment methods |
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- PubH 6101, 6104, 6112, 6150, 6161, 6170, 6173, 6175, 6180, 7194, 7196, 8161
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- Course evaluations
- Student grades
- Student, faculty and preceptor evaluations of field program
- Master’s project
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Specify approaches for assessing, preventing and controlling environmental hazards that pose risks to human health and safety |
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- PubH 6101, 6102, 6103, 6104, 6105, 6112, 6130, 6131, 6150, 6161, 6170, 6171, 6174, 6180, 7194, 7196, 8161, 8140
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- Course evaluations
- Student grades
- Student, faculty and preceptor evaluations of field program
- Master’s project
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Explain the general mechanisms of toxicity in eliciting a toxic response to various environmental exposures |
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- PubH 6101, 6104, 6112, 6130, 6150, 6170, 7194, 7196, 8161
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- Course evaluations
- Student grades
- Student, faculty and preceptor evaluations of field program
- Master’s project
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Discuss various risk management and risk communication approaches in relation to issues of environmental justice and equality |
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- PubH 6101, 6102, 6105, 6112, 6130, 6131, 6170, 7194, 7196, JOUR 8193
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- Course evaluations
- Student grades
- Student, faculty and preceptor evaluations of field program
- Master’s project
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Develop a testable model of environmental insult |
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- PubH 6101, 6103, 6104, 6112, 6130, 6150, 6131, 7194, 7196, 8161
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- Course evaluations
- Student grades
- Student, faculty and preceptor evaluations of field program
- Master’s project
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