Environmental Health
Learning Objectives
What does it mean to be a environment health major?
What should a health education graduate know, be able
to do, and believe? The program's learning objectives, which
are based on national standards, are intended to answer these
questions.
Students will be able to:
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Monitor
environmental status to identify and solve environmental
health problems.
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Identify
sources of information necessary to monitor environmental
status.
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Compile
environmental status information into appropriate reporting
forms or documents for professional use.
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Perform
monitoring procedures to indicate environmental status.
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Interpret
monitoring test results to diagnose environmental problems
and hazards.
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Present
the results of monitoring tests in an appropriate way to a
wide variety of audiences.
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Evaluate
the effectiveness of procedures in environmental programs.
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Evaluate
the effectiveness of environmental program interventions.
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Utilize
technology effectively in the creation of environmental work
products.
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Create
effective education materials concerning environmental
health issues.
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Present
effective educational programs on environmental health
issues.
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Form
community partnerships to identify and solve environmental
health problems.
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Assess
policies and plans that support individual and community
environmental health efforts.
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Act as an
activist for environmental issues.
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Evaluate
laws and regulations that protect the environment.
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Act as a
resource person for individuals and groups needing
environmental health services.
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Research
innovative solutions to environmental health problems.
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