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EOH 653 Environment of Care 3.0 Credits

This course will review the role that the healthcare environment has in the transmission of infectious diseases. Students will learn about the importance of maintaining a safe and clean environment via engineering controls, maintenance of air handling and water systems, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization. Students will learn about specific environmental vectors and vehicles for disease transmission, how to monitor the environment to prevent disease, and how to respond to outbreaks associated with the environment in healthcare.

College/Department: Dornsife School of Public Health
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: EOH 651 [Min Grade: C] and EOH 655 [Min Grade: C]