EOHS 5370 Policy, Science, and Decisions

3 SCH. The purpose of this course is to provide students with analytical tools to think critically about policy, science, and decisions that affect occupational and environmental protection to public health. The focus of this course is on the interface between the fields of occupational and environmental, public health, policy and decision sciences. The course examines current approaches to occupational and environmental regulations such as command and control, comparative risk assessment, and market-based incentives. It also discusses environmental justice issues, sustainable development, and policies concerning particular environment problems in the United States and global community.