School of Medicine

• PRVM 830: Environmental Health (3) - This course will identify specific health effects of environmental contaminants and discuss principles of prevention. Specific problem areas will include air and water pollution, solid waste disposal, food preservation, radiation, industrial hygiene, occupational skin and lung diseases, chemical carcinogens accidents, an agricultural health and safety. A number of guest lecturers and field trips will be utilized. LEC
• PRVM 832: Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (2) - Epidemiological concepts applied to problems in environmental and occupational health. Theoretical issues include extrapolation from high to low doses, extrapolation from animals to man, synergism, multiple exposures, sensitive populations, and control (comparison) groups. Illnesses of concern include cancer, respiratory disease, and reproductive disease. The concept of surveillance is emphasized. Prerequisite: PRVM 800, PRVM 830. LEC