Environmental Risk Assessment (Part 2: Assessing Risks of Microbes in the Environment)

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

This module 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 harmful microorganism in the air, water, soil, or food.

Learning Objectives: 
  • Define quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA)
  • Describe the four steps in QMRA
  • Describe the main categories of disease-causing microbes transmitted through water and food
  • Determine whether a given microbe in contaminated water or food poses health risks
PHEP Capabilities: 
Community Preparedness
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation