EOH 5003 Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 3.0 Credits
This course provides an overview of the origins and development of environmental and occupational health policies. The key questions of who gets to decide and what is decided are framed within the context of politics, economics, and power. Students will map the federal statutory framework, reviewing how different pollutants and environments are handled. Students will consider the role of the judiciary, agency enforcement, advocacy, and the states in creating, shaping, and applying environmental health policy. The effects of principles of ethics and justice on the policy process will be explored. Although the focus is U.S. policy, international differences will be discussed. The class will culminate in a joint project to analyze, evaluate, and recommend improvements in a policy area of current relevance.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit