Environmental Risk Assessment (Part 1: Assessing Risks of Chemicals in the Environment)

Topic: 
Environmental Health
Format: 
Online Course
Time: 
45 minutes
Level: 
Introductory
University: 
University of North Carolina
PERLC: 
University of North Carolina PERLC
Bundles: 
Environmental Hazards
Description: 

This training offered by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health focuses on assessing the probability that a person or community will become ill if they are exposed to a toxic chemical in the air, water, soil, or food.

Learning Objectives: 
  • Define environmental risk assessment
  • Explain the purposes of risk assessment in public health
  • Describe the four steps in risk assessment
  • Define reference dose and hazard quotient
  • Determine whether a given chemical in the environment poses health risks
PHEP Capabilities: 
Community Preparedness
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation