Department of Environmental Health Science

Dr. Ismail El-Amouri
Dr. Gary Brown, Graduate Coordinator/Advisor
www.health.eku.edu/ehs/
(www.mph.eku.edu)
(859) 622-3078
The Department of Environmental Health Science is one of two departments that participate in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program. The department houses the MPH: Environmental/Occupational Health & Sustainability Concentration. The program is tailored to meet the needs of the individuals working in or planning to work in a public health profession. Information and requirements for the MPH concentrations in Environmental/Occupational Health & Sustainability can be found in the Master of Public Health section of this Catalog.
Mission
The mission for the Department of Environmental Health Science is to provide national leadership and high quality graduates – both undergraduate and graduate – in Environmental Health for the identification and control of biological, chemical, nuclear, and physical threats to the health of individuals, communities, and industry.
Courses
EHS 710. Radiological Health & Safety. (3 Credits)
A. Provides the student with the principles of health effects from ionizing radiation, including radiation sources, detection, measurement, control, and safety devices. Student will be able to identify, evaluate and control radiation in the work environment; implement a radiation monitoring program; establish emergency plans for actions to be taken in event of radiological accident; develop risk assessment and communication program. Credit will not be awarded to students who have received credit for EHS 510.
EHS 730. Emerging and Re- Infect Diseas. (3 Credits)
I, II. The student will acquire an understanding of the principles, biology, identification, evaluation, and control of vector borne diseases and other emerging/re-emerging diseases of public health concern.
EHS 839. Appl Learning in Env Hlth Sci. (0.5-6 Credits)
A. Cross listed with EHS 863. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (local, state or national) or with a private industry. The EHS field practice course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 863.
EHS 839A. Co-op in Environmental Health. (0.5-6 Credits)
EHS 839B. Co-op in Environmental Health. (0.5-6 Credits)
A. Cross listed with EHS 863. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (local, state or national) or with a private industry. The EHS field practice course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 863.
EHS 839C. Co-op in Enviromental Health. (0.5-6 Credits)
A. Cross listed with EHS 863. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (local, state or national) or with a private industry. The EHS field practice course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 863.
EHS 839D. Co-op in Environmental Health. (0.5-6 Credits)
A. Cross listed with EHS 863. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (local, state or national) or with a private industry. The EHS field practice course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 863.
EHS 839E. Co-op in Environmental Health. (0.5-6 Credits)
A. Cross listed with EHS 863. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (local, state or national) or with a private industry. The EHS field practice course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 863.
EHS 839F. Appl Learning in Env Hlth Sci. (0.5-6 Credits)
A. Cross listed with EHS 863. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (local, state or national) or with a private industry. The EHS field practice course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 863.
EHS 840. Total Worker Health. (3 Credits)
A. A study of the impact of the work place on worker¿s health and the control of causative factors of disease.
EHS 841. Occ Health Exposure Assessment. (3 Credits)
A. Identify primary sources of potential chemical, physical and biological agents, identify techniques for assessing the risk of worker exposures and understand health impacts of occupational exposures to workers. (KYU and WEB course).
EHS 855. Global Envir Crisis Management. (3 Credits)
A. This course will provide students with environmental health principles required to protect the global environmental health of a community in times of emergency/disaster.
EHS 860. Air Quality Assessment. (3 Credits)
A. A study of health impacts of air pollution from both outdoor and indoor sources. The course will also provide information about methods of reduction, control, and elimination of air pollution.
EHS 863. Field Experience in Env. Hea. (1-6 Credits)
A. Cross listed with EHS 839. Supervised and directed field experience at official agencies at any level of government (state, local or national) or with private industry. The course administrator must approve all field-training sites before selection or assignment. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 839.
EHS 865. Environmental Toxicology. (3 Credits)
A. Toxicology, the principles, concepts and thinking that are its foundation. The mechanisms bywhich the substances enter the cells of the body, the physiologicalprocesses, the target organs, classes of toxic substances, and potential exposures.
EHS 875. Principles of Ventilation. (3 Credits)
A. Provides the student with the principles of ventilation including: design of fans, cleaners duct sizing: calculations, inspections, balancing the system, and overall maintenance. This course deals with use of ventilation to reduce or eliminate occupational exposures in the workplace.
EHS 880. Food/Waterborne Sanitation. (3 Credits)
A. The management of safety and disease hazards inherent in administering community programs of food hygiene, water supply, and wastewater treatment.
EHS 885. Crisis Mgmt, Risk Com/Asmt. (3 Credits)
A. Provides the student with the principles of Crisis Management and Risk Communication/Assessment by becoming familiar with laws that mandate risk communication, types, and approaches to risk communication, effective risk communication, importance of crisis management/communication, process of hazard risk assessment, and benefits of development and implementation of an emergency response program.
EHS 890. Grad Project in Envrnmntl Hlth. (1-3 Credits)
A. Research into a special topic in Environmental Health. Student must have approval of course faculty.