Chemicals and Health
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Chemicals and Health at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Chemicals and Health at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 11 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Chemicals and Health at Coursera Course details
- This course covers chemicals in our environment and in our bodies and how they impact our health. It addresses policies and practices related to chemicals, particularly related to how they get into our bodies (exposures), what they do when they get there (toxicology), how we measure them (biomonitoring) and their impact on our health. Most examples are drawn from the US.
Chemicals and Health at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1: Welcome & Introduction
Lecture 0: Chemicals and Health: Course Overview - Megan Latshaw
Lecture 1A: Chemicals in Our Environment: What Is a Chemical and How Are We Exposed - Burke
Lecture 1B: Chemicals in Our Environment: What Is a Chemical and How Are We Exposed - Burke
Lecture 1C: Chemicals in Our Environment: What Is a Chemical and How Are We Exposed - Burke
The Chemical Revolution - Megan Latshaw
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Week 2 - Toxicology: What do chemicals do in our bodies?
Lecture 3A: A Look Into the World of Toxicology Section A - Trush
Lecture 3B: A Look Into the World of Toxicology Section B - Trush
Toxicology, Toxicokinetics, and Toxicodynamics .
Modules 1 and 2 Quiz
Week 3 - Biomonitoring: How do we measure these chemicals in our bodies and why?
Lecture 4: The CDC's National Biomonitoring Program - Mortenson
Lecture 5: Biomonitoring at State and Local Laboratories - King
Week 4 - Health effects of chemicals: How do we figure out how chemicals affect our health?
Lecture 6: Health Effects of Chemicals: How Do We Figure Out How Chemicals Affect Our Health? - Mitchell
Lecture 7: Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision Making
Modules 3 and 4 Quiz
Week 5 - Chemicals Policy: What do we do about chemicals & health?
Lecture 8A: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act
Lecture 8B: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act
Lecture 8C: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act
Lecture 8D: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act
Lecture 8E: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act
Lecture 9: Air Quality Regulation - Samet
Week 6: Case Studies
Lecture 10: Cotinine and Secondhand Tobacco Smoke in New York - Aldous
Lecture 11: Chemicals and Cigarettes - Cohen
Lecture 12: Arsenic Exposure from Food: How It Gets There, Why We Should Care, How to Reduce Exposure - Rangan
Lecture 13: Drinking Water in the US - Schwab
Lecture 14: Nanotechnology & Worker Health - Breysse
Lecture 15: Course Wrap-Up - Resnick and Burke
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