Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
The Gulf Oil Spill: The Environmental Impact
  • Environmental Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon on April 2010 and the consequent Gulf Oil Spill has raised many public health questions. Will the oil make me sick? What could be in the air? Is the seafood that gets to market safe? Is it safe to go to the beach? In order to assess the public health effects, it's important to understand the components and characteristics of oil.  This course will provide information about crude oil, weathered oil, and dispersants.
Gaining New Perspectives of Flood Response in a Texas Community
  • Environmental Health
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The goal of this course is to provide a learning opportunity for participants to demonstrate leadership, persuasive communication, crisis management, and action plan development skills while dealing with coastal flooding scenarios that impact their local Texas communities.
Environmental Epidemiology
  • Environmental Health
  • 6.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course is designed to provide an overview of environmental epidemiology and the principles and methods used in the investigation of human health effects associated with environmental exposures.  Three common scenarios for the exposure-disease relationship are described as are study design approaches.  Particular focus is given to the problems associated with disease cluster events, both in the investigation and interpretation of findings.