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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.

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受講生の就業成果

67%

コース終了後に新しいキャリアをスタートした

43%

コースが具体的なキャリアアップにつながった

17%

昇給や昇進につながった

共有できる証明書

修了時に証明書を取得

100%オンライン

自分のスケジュールですぐに学習を始めてください。

柔軟性のある期限

スケジュールに従って期限をリセットします。

初級レベル

約11時間で修了

英語

字幕：英語, スペイン語

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週

1

週 1

3時間で修了

Week 1: Welcome & Introduction

Start off this week with the peer assessment (we know, we know. . .how can we have an assessment before the course even starts, right?). We simply hope to gauge your initial understanding of the topics that we’ll cover (so grade easy).

3時間で修了

5件のビデオ（合計65分）, 2 readings, 1 quiz

5件のビデオ

Lecture 0: Chemicals and Health: Course Overview - Megan Latshaw14 分

Lecture 1A: Chemicals in Our Environment: What Is a Chemical and How Are We Exposed - Burke7 分

Lecture 1B: Chemicals in Our Environment: What Is a Chemical and How Are We Exposed - Burke8 分

Lecture 1C: Chemicals in Our Environment: What Is a Chemical and How Are We Exposed - Burke21 分

The Chemical Revolution - Megan Latshaw14 分

2件の学習用教材

Syllabus10 分

Grading10 分

週

2

週 2

1時間で修了

Week 2 - Toxicology: What do chemicals do in our bodies?

Now that you have a sense of what a chemical is, and how we are exposed to them, we dive into the science of how chemicals impact our health, starting with toxicology. But before you dive into the study of poisons, please review, evaluate, and grade at least four of your classmates' submissions from last week. After you listen to the lectures by Professor Trush, take the ten-question/multiple-choice quiz that covers weeks 1 & 2. Feel free to go back and use the lectures to help you answer the questions.

1時間で修了

3件のビデオ（合計33分）

3件のビデオ

Lecture 3A: A Look Into the World of Toxicology Section A - Trush11 分

Lecture 3B: A Look Into the World of Toxicology Section B - Trush19 分

Toxicology, Toxicokinetics, and Toxicodynamics .1 分

1の練習問題

Modules 1 and 2 Quiz30 分

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3

週 3

1時間で修了

Week 3 - Biomonitoring: How do we measure these chemicals in our bodies and why?

Start by watching a two-minute video and a five-minute news report. Post your reactions not only to the video and audio files, but also to your peers’ thoughts!

1時間で修了

2件のビデオ（合計37分）

2件のビデオ

Lecture 4: The CDC's National Biomonitoring Program - Mortenson26 分

Lecture 5: Biomonitoring at State and Local Laboratories - King11 分

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4

週 4

1時間で修了

Week 4 - Health effects of chemicals: How do we figure out how chemicals affect our health?

Finally we get to one of the main questions presented in this course - how do scientists assess the impact of chemicals on our health? You’ll hear from a physician who specializes in environmental & occupational medicine and epidemiology. Then you’ll hear how policymakers use the knowledge that we do have (about chemicals & health) to assess risk and drive policy. Once you’ve viewed the two lectures, another ten-question/multiple-choice quiz will assess how much information you absorbed from weeks 3 and 4. Feel free to go back and use the lectures to help you answer the questions.

1時間で修了

2件のビデオ（合計57分）

2件のビデオ

Lecture 6: Health Effects of Chemicals: How Do We Figure Out How Chemicals Affect Our Health? - Mitchell27 分

Lecture 7: Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision Making28 分

1の練習問題

Modules 3 and 4 Quiz30 分

週

5

週 5

3時間で修了

Week 5 - Chemicals Policy: What do we do about chemicals & health?

So far we’ve covered: how chemicals get into our bodies and how we measure them, what our bodies do with them and what they do to our bodies, and how that ultimately impacts our health. Now we turn to policy and how society addresses the impact of chemicals on health.

We will hear from a non-profit group that works to change policies such as laws & regulations related to this area. Then we’ll hear how such changes have impacted our health and environment historically, looking specifically at air quality regulation in the US. After you view the lectures in Module 5, there is a second peer-reviewed writing assessment that aims to gauge your shift in understanding the complex relationship between chemicals and health (again grade each other generously).

3時間で修了

6件のビデオ（合計59分）

6件のビデオ

Lecture 8A: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act4 分

Lecture 8B: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act9 分

Lecture 8C: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act10 分

Lecture 8D: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act11 分

Lecture 8E: After 40 Years, a New Toxic Substances Control Act3 分

Lecture 9: Air Quality Regulation - Samet19 分

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6

週 6

2時間で修了

Week 6: Case Studies

At this point you may be wondering: so how do all these pieces fit together? From chemicals in our natural world to production on a large scale, through exposure to health effects and policy . . . this module provides real world examples of how the general public, scientists, industry, governments and non-profit groups come together to effect change. Specifically, we’ll hear about tobacco, contaminated food, drinking water, nanotechnology & worker health. At some point this week (either before, after or in-between listening to the case studies), you’ll need to review, evaluate, and grade at least four of your classmates' submissions from last week. The final lecture offers a summary & conclusion, hopefully providing ideas for next steps for those of you interested in learning or doing more related to chemicals & health. Please let us know how we did and how we can improve!

2時間で修了

6件のビデオ（合計114分）

6件のビデオ

Lecture 10: Cotinine and Secondhand Tobacco Smoke in New York - Aldous16 分

Lecture 11: Chemicals and Cigarettes - Cohen20 分

Lecture 12: Arsenic Exposure from Food: How It Gets There, Why We Should Care, How to Reduce Exposure - Rangan17 分

Lecture 13: Drinking Water in the US - Schwab21 分

Lecture 14: Nanotechnology & Worker Health - Breysse15 分

Lecture 15: Course Wrap-Up - Resnick and Burke22 分

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When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
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