ENHS 6249 - Occupational Lung Diseases

[3 Credits]

The purpose of this course is to provide public health professionals with a solid understanding of: (1) How occupational and environmental exposures can cause pulmonary disease; (2) How respiratory protection can be employed to prevent occupational pulmonary disease; (3) How physicians assess a worker for possible lung disease; (4) Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and prognosis of common occupational pulmonary diseases.