HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (Spring Semester, 2008)

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1 HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (Spring Semester, 2008) Dr. Jonathan Patz, course director Office: 601 WARF (2 nd office, 258, Enzyme Institute, 1710 University Ave) Phone: Office hours: Mon & Wed. 2:30 4:00 (and by appointment Check my schedule at: Be sure to hit refresh first, since my calendar changes daily Also, please cc my assistant, Isabella Lau: DAYS & TIME : LOCATION: Mon and Wed. 1:15 2:30pm Room 758, WARF Course Website (for readings and Powerpoint slides) are at Learn@UW NOTE: begin ALL correspondence with, PHS 740 at start of subject line! ============================================================= Course Outline Section I. Risk Assessment Frameworks to study the links between ecology and health Faculty (UW Med or L&S unless indicated) Book chapters & papers* 1. 1/23/08 Course Overview and Orientation to Projects Jonathan Patz Walters (entire book) Paper: McMichael 2. 1/28/08 Case Studies in Ecology Health Linkages (Lyme disease & plant pharmaceuticals) Jonathan Patz Papers: LoGuidice et al; Chivian Patz, Daszak et al. 3. 1/30/08 Case Study Global Climate Change (1): linking across sectors and geographic scale Jonathan Patz Aron/Patz 8,11,13 Paper: Patz et al

2 4. 2/04/08 Case Study Global Climate Change (2): Co-benefits, ethical Implications and Intro to Risk Frameworks Patz et al 2007 Smith, et al. Pacala & Socolow 5. 2/06/08 In-class time to discuss projects & seminar discussion (catch up) of readings to date Jonathan Patz Chapter by Mitman OUTLINES & JUSTIFICATION FOR TERM PAPER PROJECT DUE (Recommended not graded) 6. 2/11/08 Introduction to Risk Assessment Jonathan Patz Aron/Patz 1, 2, /13/08 Introduction to Health Impact Assessment Jonathan Patz Aron/Patz 5 WHO report Section II. Coupled Human-Environmental Systems 8. 2/18/08 World population growth vs. per capita consumption Jonathan Patz Aron/Patz 6 McMichael, Chap 7 NEWS ARTICLE PORTFOLIO SUMMARIES DUE 9. 2/20/08 Urbanization, Urban sprawl and health: Risks in the Built Environment Jonathan Patz McMichael 9 Papers: Frumkin; Frank 10. 2/25/08 Human Health and Urban Design: The Triple-Win Biking Project Maggie Grabow TBA 11. 2/27/08 Case Study: Safe Routes to School, urban planning and health Jim Lagro TBA 12. 3/03/08 Hydro-geology and Health Jean Bahr Aron/Patz 9,14 & TBA 2

3 Section III. Ecological change, emergence of human and zoonotic diseases 13. 3/05/08 Ecosystem health: human-induced impacts facilitating the emergence of wildlife Kurt Sladsky (Vet Med) Aron/Patz 10, and human diseases Papers: Daszak et al; CAST Task Force 14. 3/10/08 Avian Influenza Chris Olsen (Vet Med) Papers: Webby & Webster Kilpatrick et al /12/08 Film: Hot Zones Jonathan Patz Paper: Wolfe et al, 2006 S P R I N G B R E A K 16. 3/24/08 Case studies in land use and disease ecology: from dams to deforestation Jonathan Patz Aron/Patz 10; Paper: Patz, Confalonieri et al Aron/Patz 14 &TBA 17. 3/26/08 Malaria and deforestation in the Amazon Sarah Olson & J. Patz Aron/Patz 12 Paper: Vittor et al 18. 3/31/08 Biofuels and Health Implications Jon Foley & J. Patz Naylor et al 19. 4/02/08 Deforestation & Environmental Policy: The REDD Framework Holly Gibbs & J Patz TBA Balancing Real World Conflicts 20. 4/07/08 LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY & HEALTH SYMPOSIUM (Monona Terrace) Olson, Patz, Others TBA Section IV. International Environmental Health Policy 21. 4/09/08 Stratospheric ozone depletion: the evidence, potential health effects Jonathan Patz AARON W?? Aron/Patz?? HIA presentation ALASKA Paper: de Gruijl et al 3

4 22. 4/14/08 International aspects of chemical safety: trade and transboundary impacts Marty Kanarek Aron/Patz 13 (including POPs, lead, endocrine disruptors, and other chemicals) Paper: Clarkson 23. 4/16/08 Global Environment Governance and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Jonathan Patz TBA Millennium Project rept /21/08 WESTON DISTINGUISHED LECTURE Kirk Smith (UC Berkeley) TBA Section V. Communicating the Science: a Mini Aldo Leopold Leadership Training Program 25. 4/23/08 Leadership skills towards bridging science and policy Jonathan Patz Aron/Patz 4 Paper: Lubchenco 26. 4/28/08 Communicating to policy makers and the public: The Message Box Jonathan Patz TBA PAPERS DUE 4/28/ /30/08 STUDENT PRESS INTERVIEWS (Use your prepared Message Box, then turn in MESSAGE BOX DUE) 28. 5/05/08 STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 29. 5/07/08 STUDENT PRESENTATIONS ============================================ * Textbooks and Readings: 1) Mark J. Walters. Six Modern Plagues and how we are causing them. Island Press, 2003 (required) [NOTE: it s a short and very fast read!] 2) Joan Aron & Jonathan Patz (eds). Ecosystem Change and Public Health: A global perspective. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 (required) 3) Tony McMichael, Human Frontiers, Environments and Disease: Past patterns, uncertain futures. Cambridge University Press, 2001 (recommended). 4) Readings: important supplemental readings are available at the Learn@UW course website NOTE: additional papers for guest lecturers will be added to the website when available in PDF 4

5 YELLOW Highlight = Dr. Patz away at National Academy of Sciences GREEN Highlight = Special afternoon seminar or in-town conference (attendance expected if available within your schedules_ 5

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