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Cindy R. Moore
ENV H 471
Seattle Campus
Introduction to administrative regulation and process. Authority, jurisdiction, and structure of environmental control programs and agencies; the regulatory process; agency acquisition and retention of information; administrative actions; enforcement of environmental health laws; major statutes and cases affecting programs. Prerequisite: ENV H 482. Offered: W.
Class description
This is an introductory course covering environmental health regulations and their implementation by government agencies. It introduces the major concepts and issues of U.S. administrative law and process which are important to understanding the nature and operation of environmental health services conducted within the context of the regulatory function of government. In the course we will examine the regulatory process and discuss the legal foundations, requirements and some instructive cases which affect program operations.
We will begin the course by discussing those aspects of law and the legal system in the United States which are necessary for comprehension of governmental regulation and enforcement in the field of environmental health. Next we will examine the legal issues involved with the conduct of inspections and investigations in the practice of environmental health; the options available to the practitioner which will assure compliance with environmental health regulations; and, the procedures for taking effective legal actions necessary to gain compliance with program goals. The final lessons deal with personal and agency liability.
Student learning goals
1. Be able to discuss the legal basis, as well as the public health basis, of an environmental health regulatory program regardless whether it involves air quality, food protection, drinking water, liquid waste treatment, solid waste disposal, or other environmental health program area;
2. Understand and be able to explain the source and proper use of police powers in environmental health;
3. Appreciate the necessity for, and be able to list three methods of, safeguarding individual rights at the same time they are protecting the public's health; and,
4. Understand, and be able to describe the use of, common legal processes and remedies used to accomplish program goals.
General method of instruction
Long distance; email.
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
