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The Health Effects of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, November 27, 2017
End Date
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Kirsten Koehler
Contact Name
Judith Holzer
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2017
Description
Provides background on respiratory tract defense mechanism and the factors that control inhalation exposures to environmental pollutants and their influences on health and diseases. Topics include oxidant pollutants, sulfur dioxide and acid aerosols, particulates, bioaerosols, building-related illness, volatile organic compounds, environmental tobacco smoke and radon. Also covers host susceptibility factors, risk assessment, the influence of global warming, and regulation and public policy.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the general anatomy and physiology of the human respiratory track, including its primary innate host-defense mechanisms, and factors that may affect individual susceptibility to adverse health effects linked to airborne exposures
  2. Describe the various categories of indoor and outdoor pollutants, their primary sources, levels and distribution within the environment, and methods by which they are measured
  3. Explain the physical and chemical characteristics of pollutant agents that influence their distribution, deposition and toxic effects within the airways and elsewhere in the body
  4. Discuss the mechanisms through which exposures to selected environmental pollutants can initiate, maintain and/or exacerbate human disease
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduate and interdivisional students are not permitted in this section
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
Full-time JHU students must obtain permission to register from Judy Holzer in HPM.
Consent Contact
judith.holzer@jhu.edu
Special Comments

This course will be offered for 3 days in Barcelona. Students must physically be in Barcelona to participate. Students are required to complete readings prior to the start of the course. The paper outline will be due Dec 8, 2017 with the final paper due on Dec 19, 2017.