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- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course contains five modules which address history of solid waste management, terminology, and current trends in waste generation; waste management hierarchy, waste reduction/reuse/recycling; composting, waste to energy, and landfills; landfill regulations; and solid waste collection.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This two module course discusses the history of hazardous waste and management; federal hazardous materials laws; characteristics of hazardous materials; the Hazardous Manifest System; transporting hazardous materials; and the hazardous waste management hierarchy.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 4.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:As human populations increase, two things are occurring. Urban centers attain greater population density and suburban areas expand into the rural countryside. Both high density human populations and greater proximity to wild and domestic animals and plants increases the potential that the health of the people in the area will be impacted by zoonotic disease, vector disease or noxious plants. This training goes over some of the most common definitions associated with zoonotic and vector borne disease.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will explain what radiation is, the various types of ionizing radiation including alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation. The concept of physical half-life of a radioisotope will be explained and various sources of radiation including background radiation will be discussed. An overview of radiation exposure and contamination of radiation externally and internally will be defined. Radiation safety tenets of time, distance and appropriate or effective shielding will be explained.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will provide a brief history of NIOSH and OSHA and their role in our nation’s workplaces. It will provide an awareness of current issues in occupational health and safety and preventive and control measures.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The course will convey the fundamentals of air quality and environmental noise. Specifically, air quality assessment, including air pollutant types, sources, problems and effects, measurement and factors will be addressed. Noise and sound properties, health effects/hazards and sources will also be covered.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course provides an introduction to housing sanitation and safety issues in America. The relationship between home environmental factors and health is the focus of the course. Emphasis is placed on how to identify and remediate unhealthy home conditions. Specific health topics such as lead poisoning prevention, asthma and injury are the focus.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Environmental Health Practice continues to have a long and successful history in protecting the public’s health. Public establishments, places where people congregate, and multi-dimensional places of residence require governmental oversight through inspection, licensure, and general assessment. The Environmental Health Worker that performs this important monitoring function requires a scientific knowledge base, specialized training, and field experience.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will describe the health risks associated with swimming pools, basic elements of swimming pool design and the inspection process for swimming pools and bodies of water used for recreational swimming.
- Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
- 5.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course provides an introduction to the role of environmental health in emergency response. Relations with key partners and first and second priority actions are discussed. The course covers common issues found with water, wastewater, shelter, vector control, buildings and hazardous materials during a disaster event. Successful completion of the overall course examination is required in order to receive credit for the course.