This course provides an introduction to key environmental concepts, current environmental challenges, and their impact on human health and well-being. Learners will explore different types of environments and understand how environmental agents—such as air and water pollutants—affect public health. The course also covers methods for estimating the burden of disease attributable to environmental factors. Emphasis is placed on the interconnectedness of environmental issues with the broader goals of sustainable development. By the end of the course, learners will have a foundational understanding of how environmental quality influences health outcomes and why sustainability is essential for long-term human and ecological well-being.
Environmental Issues, Policies, and Practice
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Suits learners from diverse backgrounds like environmental studies, public health, social sciences, and policy. No prior technical knowledge needed.
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Understand how environments interact with human systems. Identify key issues and explore their impact on human health and sustainable development.
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授课语言：英语（English）
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该课程共有7个模块
This module will introduce you to the concepts of the environment, current issues related to our environment, and sustainable development. You will learn about types of environments, how environmental agents determine our health and popular ways to estimate the burden on human health due to environmental factors. We will conclude this module by exploring the linkages between environmental issues and sustainable development.
涵盖的内容
8个视频4篇阅读材料3个作业
8个视频•总计61分钟
- Course Introduction•2分钟
- Environment and Its Types •7分钟
- Human Environment: The Two-Way Interaction •9分钟
- Need, Want, and Greed: The Basis of Environmental Issues •8分钟
- Outlining Present Environmental Issues•9分钟
- Environmental Agents Determining Our Health •9分钟
- Estimating Burden on Health •9分钟
- Integrating Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development •8分钟
4篇阅读材料•总计150分钟
- Essential Reading: Idea of Environment and Environmental Issues•30分钟
- Recommended Reading: Idea of Environment and Environmental Issues•30分钟
- Essential Reading: Environmental Issues Through the Lenses of Health and Sustainable Development•30分钟
- Recommended Reading: Environmental Issues Through the Lenses of Health and Sustainable Development•60分钟
3个作业•总计81分钟
- Idea of Environment and Environmental Issues •12分钟
- Environmental Issues Through the Lenses of Health and Sustainable Development•9分钟
- Graded Quiz: Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development •60分钟
This module will introduce you to the concepts of exposure, dose, and response and the need to study them. You will also learn about the dose-response model (DRM). You will be able to ask relevant questions when you are interested in observing what exposure to environmental issues does to humans. You will also explore prevalent study designs and how to select the correct type of study designs.
涵盖的内容
7个视频3篇阅读材料3个作业
7个视频•总计63分钟
- Understanding Exposure, Dose, and Response •8分钟
- Dose-Response Model (DRM): Significance and Steps Involved •7分钟
- Need for Studying Exposure, Dose, and Response •10分钟
- Descriptive Measures •9分钟
- Measuring Disease Frequency: Part 1•9分钟
- Measuring Disease Frequency: Part 2•9分钟
- Epidemiologic Study Designs to Explore Environmental Issues and Choosing the Correct Study Design•10分钟
3篇阅读材料•总计120分钟
- Essential reading: Understanding Exposure, Dose, and Response; Importance of Studying Them•30分钟
- Recommended reading: Understanding Exposure, Dose, and Response; Importance of Studying Them•60分钟
- Recommended Reading: Environmental Issues: How to Observe What Exposure Does to Humans?•30分钟
3个作业•总计81分钟
- Understanding Exposure, Dose, and Response: Importance of Studying Them •9分钟
- Environmental Issues: How to Observe What Exposure Does to Humans?•12分钟
- Graded Quiz: Environmental Issues: What Their Exposure Does and Why and How Should We Observe Them?•60分钟
This module will introduce you to the concept of risk and the need for assessing risk in the larger context of public health and public policy. You will learn about popular risk assessment and management frameworks and the importance of risk communication. You will also learn how risks vary based on perceptions, what are various intervention strategies, and some useful sources of data.
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7个视频5篇阅读材料4个作业
7个视频•总计59分钟
- Safety, Hazard, and Risk, and the Need for Analyzing Risk •8分钟
- Risk Assessment and Management•9分钟
- Risk Management Frameworks •9分钟
- Risk Communication •9分钟
- Risk Perception and Importance of Acknowledging Uncertainties in RAM •9分钟
- Intervention Strategies to Manage Risk •7分钟
- Data Quality and Data Sources for Environmental Health Topics •9分钟
5篇阅读材料•总计180分钟
- Essential reading: Idea of Risk and RAM•30分钟
- Essential reading: Deconstructing RAM•30分钟
- Recommended reading: Deconstructing RAM•30分钟
- Essential reading: Uncertainties in RAM, Intervention Strategies, and Data Sources •30分钟
- Recommended reading: Uncertainties in RAM, Intervention Strategies, and Data Sources •60分钟
4个作业•总计81分钟
- Idea of Risk and RAM•3分钟
- Deconstructing RAM•9分钟
- Uncertainties in RAM, Intervention Strategies, and Data Sources •9分钟
- Graded Quiz: Risk Assessment and Management (RAM) •60分钟
This module will introduce you to the idea of climate change, which is one of the greatest threats to all forms of life. You will conceptualize climate change, its impact on humans, and ways to mitigate it. You will also learn about air pollution, which is becoming a global issue, particularly in developing nations. This module will also help you identify ways to tackle air pollution.
涵盖的内容
7个视频4篇阅读材料3个作业
7个视频•总计51分钟
- Climate Change and Its Mitigation Strategies •8分钟
- Climate Change and Human Exposure: Conceptual Model•7分钟
- Extreme Temperature, Vector-Borne Disease, and Food Production•7分钟
- Air Pollution: Pollutants and Sources of Exposure •9分钟
- Effects of Air Pollution on Health •6分钟
- Economic and Non-Economic Costs of Air Pollution •8分钟
- Using Policy Instruments to Tackle Air Pollution •7分钟
4篇阅读材料•总计335分钟
- Essential Reading: Climate Change•60分钟
- Recommended Reading: Climate Change•200分钟
- Essential Reading: Air Pollution•15分钟
- Recommended Reading: Air Pollution•60分钟
3个作业•总计81分钟
- Climate Change•9分钟
- Air Pollution•12分钟
- Graded Quiz: Climate Change and Air Pollution•60分钟
This module will discuss the topic of water, sanitation, and related aspects of hygiene in the context of the environment. You will understand the concept of water and sanitation as sectors and the interconnections between water, sanitation, and health. You will also learn about Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6) related to water and sanitation and recommended action points.
涵盖的内容
6个视频4篇阅读材料3个作业
6个视频•总计41分钟
- Understanding Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sectors •7分钟
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Health•5分钟
- Importance of Policy and Program Interventions Related to WASH•7分钟
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Climate Change•7分钟
- Present Status and Issues Associated with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene •7分钟
- Water and Sanitation Policy: Case Study from South Asia•8分钟
4篇阅读材料•总计120分钟
- Essential Reading: Water and Sanitation: Part I •15分钟
- Recommended Reading: Water and Sanitation: Part I •60分钟
- Essential Reading: Water and Sanitation: Part II•15分钟
- Recommended Reading: Water and Sanitation: Part II•30分钟
3个作业•总计78分钟
- Water and Sanitation: Part I•6分钟
- Water and Sanitation: Part II •12分钟
- Graded Quiz: Issues Related to Water and Sanitation•60分钟
This module will discuss environmental disasters and their types, contextualizing them from 1950 to the present. You will examine some case studies of environmental disasters and their health implications. You will also explore population vulnerability to such exposures and discuss related health implications.
涵盖的内容
6个视频4篇阅读材料3个作业
6个视频•总计42分钟
- Basic Concepts: Hazard, Vulnerability, Risk, and Resilience•7分钟
- Disasters: Environmental, Natural, and Anthropogenic•7分钟
- Environmental Disasters: Present Context•8分钟
- Minamata Bay Disaster: Case Study in Environmental Disasters•7分钟
- Health Implications of Environmental Disasters•7分钟
- Vulnerable Groups and Their Increased Risk•6分钟
4篇阅读材料•总计90分钟
- Essential Reading: Environmental Disasters: Definition and Present Context •15分钟
- Recommended Reading: Environmental Disasters: Definition and Present Context •30分钟
- Essential Reading: Environmental Disasters and Their Implications for Human Health•15分钟
- Recommended Reading: Environmental Disasters and Their Implications for Human Health•30分钟
3个作业•总计78分钟
- Environmental Disasters: Definition and Present Context•9分钟
- Environmental Disasters and Their Implications for Human Health•9分钟
- Graded Quiz: Environmental Disasters•60分钟
This module will discuss the concepts of institutions, law, policy, and governance, which are interlinked and form the basis for environmental law and policy. You will learn about the development of international environmental law and policy and the backdrop against which they emerged. You will also explore some international policy instruments and conventions and their significance.
涵盖的内容
8个视频4篇阅读材料3个作业
8个视频•总计60分钟
- International Law and International Environmental Law•7分钟
- Characteristics of Environmental Law and Policy•9分钟
- Important Principles of Environmental Law •10分钟
- Important Environmental Policy Instruments •9分钟
- Environmental Governance: What and How? •7分钟
- Global Environmental Governance: Challenges •8分钟
- Environmental Governance in Action: The Case of the Montreal Protocol•7分钟
- Video: Course Wrap-Up•3分钟
4篇阅读材料•总计105分钟
- Essential Reading: Environmental Law and Policy and Their Characteristics •15分钟
- Recommended Reading: Environmental Law and Policy and Their Characteristics •15分钟
- Essential Reading: Environmental Governance•15分钟
- Recommended Reading: Environmental Governance•60分钟
3个作业•总计81分钟
- Environmental Law and Policy and Their Characteristics •12分钟
- Environmental Governance•9分钟
- Graded Quiz: Environmental Law, Policy, and Governance •60分钟
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O.P. Jindal Global University is recognised as an Institution of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It is also ranked the No. 1 Private University in India in the QS World University Rankings 2021. The university has 9000+ students across 12 schools that offer 52 degree programs. The university maintains a 1:9 faculty-student ratio. It is a research-intensive university, deeply committed to institutional values of interdisciplinary and innovative learning, pluralism and rigorous scholarship, globalism, and international engagement.
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