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The Environmental Health Informatics (EHI)
Certificate from the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Division, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, provides a comprehensive background of
the major Environmental Health Informatics themes such as data mining,
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and quantitative risk management.
Intended students for
the EHI certificate program include:
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Public and environmental health
professionals with a bachelor's degree and work experience who wish
to upgrade their skills in this field;
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Graduate students with some coursework
in natural or physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering, who
wish to enrich their educational profile in the multidisciplinary
field of EHI;
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Individuals desiring to pursue a
shorter and focused course of study in EHI with an option to apply
for the full Master of Public Health degree program at a later date
if they fulfill all the School of Public Health requirements; and
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Professionals outside the United
States wishing to enhance their environmental health informatics
skills.
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Program Competencies
The EHI certificate program involves a
four-unit course of study based on four environmental health information
management courses. The certificate program is directed to develop
the following competencies:
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to understand and apply the tools
and analytical methods common to the informatics field and to communicate
and collaborate with environmental health experts who have
different perspectives and priorities;
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to gain an operational understanding of
the most widely used data mining, GIS, and risk assessment software
packages, understand their limitations, and appreciate their
potentials;
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to consult and communicate effectively
with stakeholders concerned with environmental health, including the
public, interest groups, and regulatory bodies, by means of informatics visualization tools;
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to be able to conduct risk assessments
to determine the implications of setting toxic exposure thresholds at various
levels; and
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to critically review existing risk-based environmental
standards/guidelines, and the rationale supporting them, in order to
determine the objectives and the desired outcomes of the new standards.
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