2024
Environmental Health
Name: Environmental Health
Code: CMS14322L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Health Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
The UC allows the student to understand the co-evolution of human civilization, environmental exposure and disease, from a perspective of effective knowledge of which these contaminants, their mechanisms of action and the bases of human genetic susceptibility to diseases of environmental etiology
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Understand the co-evolution of human civilization, environmental exposures, and disease.
Describe the different groups of environmental contaminants.
Describe the major toxicity mechanisms of environmental contaminants.
Describe the major environmental and health problems caused by environmental chemicals.
Understand the basis of genetic and non-genetic susceptibility to environmental disease.
Describe environmental hazards and monitoring procedures.
Understand basic principles underlying climate change and its impact on human and ecological health. Understand the challenges of producing sufficient food for an expanding population.
Understand how risk assessment is carried out and implemented.
Understand environmental policy from the perspective of different countries.
Describe the different groups of environmental contaminants.
Describe the major toxicity mechanisms of environmental contaminants.
Describe the major environmental and health problems caused by environmental chemicals.
Understand the basis of genetic and non-genetic susceptibility to environmental disease.
Describe environmental hazards and monitoring procedures.
Understand basic principles underlying climate change and its impact on human and ecological health. Understand the challenges of producing sufficient food for an expanding population.
Understand how risk assessment is carried out and implemented.
Understand environmental policy from the perspective of different countries.
Contents
Introduction to Environmental Health.
Overview of biological, chemical and physical environmental factors.
Built Environment and Health.
Children's Environmental Health Prenatal and Postnatal.
Fundamentals of Health Impact Assessment.
Atmospheric Transport and Transformations of Airborne Chemicals.
Environmental Policy and Politics.
Fundamentals of Toxicology.
Properties and Measurement of Airborne Particles.
Chemical Behavior of Aquatic Systems.
Water Quality and Health.
Fundamental Concepts of Environmental Measurements.
Risk Assessment and Standard Setting.
The Ecological Model and the One health concept integration with Environmental Health.
Case Studies:
- Exposure to diesel combustion products.
- Indoor Pollution (fungi, chemicals) and health risk.
- Drugs, Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs) and Nanomaterials in the aquatic environment.
- e-waste.
Overview of biological, chemical and physical environmental factors.
Built Environment and Health.
Children's Environmental Health Prenatal and Postnatal.
Fundamentals of Health Impact Assessment.
Atmospheric Transport and Transformations of Airborne Chemicals.
Environmental Policy and Politics.
Fundamentals of Toxicology.
Properties and Measurement of Airborne Particles.
Chemical Behavior of Aquatic Systems.
Water Quality and Health.
Fundamental Concepts of Environmental Measurements.
Risk Assessment and Standard Setting.
The Ecological Model and the One health concept integration with Environmental Health.
Case Studies:
- Exposure to diesel combustion products.
- Indoor Pollution (fungi, chemicals) and health risk.
- Drugs, Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs) and Nanomaterials in the aquatic environment.
- e-waste.
Teaching Methods
Lectures will be centered in oral exposure supported by audio-visual media, and the presentation of case-studies, based in scientific papers.
Theoretical-practical classes will consist on presentation of state-of-the-art papers. These papers will be presented by each students, that will be also in charge of stimulating discussion by formulating specific questions. The papers will be previously prepared by the entire class.
Evaluation (maximum of 20 points):
Theoretical (15 points- 75%) Average of two tests or a final exam.
Evaluation of the paper presentation, the dynamics imparted to the discussion and the quality of the questions used to do so (4 points 20% - lack of the paper presentation will imply failure in the course).
Evaluation of paper pre-preparation and commitment to the discussion (answering the specific questions) (1 point- 5%).
Theoretical-practical classes will consist on presentation of state-of-the-art papers. These papers will be presented by each students, that will be also in charge of stimulating discussion by formulating specific questions. The papers will be previously prepared by the entire class.
Evaluation (maximum of 20 points):
Theoretical (15 points- 75%) Average of two tests or a final exam.
Evaluation of the paper presentation, the dynamics imparted to the discussion and the quality of the questions used to do so (4 points 20% - lack of the paper presentation will imply failure in the course).
Evaluation of paper pre-preparation and commitment to the discussion (answering the specific questions) (1 point- 5%).
Teaching Staff
- Manuel Ramiro Dias Pastorinho [responsible]
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