Workshop: Children's Health and the Environment          

Course ID - CTD0489-4

Short Title: Children's Health   

 Audience    Faculty
Length of Workshop:       2 hours 
Prerequisite   

Description:
Children are uniquely vulnerable to toxic exposures in the environment. Exposures in early life can affect human health throughout the life cycle. This workshop will explore the science on the environmental linked to children's health and discuss health policy and actions that health care workers, families and communities can take to ensure the health of present and future generations.
 
 

Objectives

As a result of successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Examine the research linking many childhood illnesses to environmental exposures 
  • Describe the Precautionary Principle
  • Describe examples of toxic exposures in the home, community and workplace
  • Identify ways to become proactive in creating healthier communities

 

Dates of Workshop

 Reference #

Delivery Format

Meeting Days/Time

Campus/Room

Instructor

 

Registration information
Course ID: CTD0489-4 
Course Title: Children's Health 
Reference # - see table 

How to Register

Registration for CT&D workshops are through the Student Information and Registration system.  The process for registering for a CTD workshop will be the same as registering for a regular class at MDC.  

New - Easier registration for workshops

You can access the Registration System and register for a CTD workshop using the same user name and password that use to login to your computer.    Example:   Richard Johnson  would be rjohnson     (You will NOT need to create a separate student myMDC account to register for a CTD workshop) 

Make a note of the Reference Number for the workshop then go to Registration Instructions

Once you have registered for a class, you can print your schedule.    Please make every effort to attend once you've registered as seats are limited.     However, If you need to drop, you can also do this through the Web Registration screen.     CTD classes will appear on your transcript as non-credit classes.

If you need special assistance to participate in this workshop due to a disability, please call CT&D at 7-2366 so that appropriate arrangements can be made.  College Training and Development complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.