Integrative Environmental Health: Advanced Approaches (2026-2028)

Overview

Why is Environmental health education important in clinical practice, and how can it help your patients? Many health issues occur due to negative environmental factors, but the causes often go unnoticed due to a lack of education in this area. Understanding how to assess and complete a patient's environmental health history and what actions to take in finding solutions to improve their health will be beneficial to your practice.

Needs Assessment

Designed for medical and nursing personnel, this Advanced Approaches course will build on the Integrative Environmental Health: An Introduction course by exploring a more in-depth clinical approach – what populations are most at risk, how to take an environmental health patient history, emerging research, and case-based learning – to reinforce clinical relevance. Enroll and complete the Introduction course first, then enroll and complete the Advanced Approaches course.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify vulnerable patient populations in terms of environmental toxicant exposures.
  • Apply a structured approach to taking an environmental medicine history that includes consideration of potential toxicants in air, land, and water.
  • Assess the impact of some emerging technologies and agricultural practices on environmental medicine and how they affect human health.
  • Identify advocacy resources in the field of environmental health and medicine.
  • Identify persistent organic pollutants, their ramifications to health, and associated global regulations.
  • Identify the role of epigenetics and the exposome in the intersection of toxicant exposure and related health effects.
  • Apply information about exposure safety for electromagnetic radiation regarding everyday use of devices.
  • Apply information and use resources about reproductive toxicant exposures, notably endocrine disruptors, and inpatient preconception counseling.

Target Audience

Physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, psychologists, and psychiatrists in any specialty.

Curriculum

  • Taking an Environmental Medicine History
  • Patient Waiting Room
  • Emerging Research
  • Course Exam

Completion Requirements

Complete all the coursework, course evaluation, and the course exam with a score of 70% or better. You are allowed unlimited re-attempts. Upon successful completion, you will be able to print your certificate of completion.

Course Fees

Physicians - $156.94
Other Healthcare Professionals/General Public - $110.87
Students - $94.19

The Center (AWCIM) is waiving the registration cost. Enrollment is free!

Integrative Environmental Health: Advanced Approaches (2028-2026)
Disclosure & Education Credit Info

COM CME

Physicians

ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation and CME Designation Statement

The University of Arizona College of Medicine — Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine — Tucson designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Current CME Approval Period: January 14, 2026 to January 13, 2028

Most Recent Review: October 27, 2025

Nurses

Nursing Continuing Professional Development Information

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

4.75 NCPD Contact Hours for RNs

Current Approval Period - NCPD: January 14, 2026 to January 13, 2028

Completion Requirements

Complete all the coursework, course evaluation, and the course exam with a score of 70% or better. Upon successful completion, you will be able to print your certificate of completion.

Relevant Financial Relationships Disclosure Information

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Dr. Lyn Patrick has disclosed the following: Consultant, Biocidin LLC (Relationship has ended).

All other individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

Faculty / Authors

Aly Cohen MD, FACR; Integrative Rheumatologist, Environmental Health Expert, Curriculum Creator, Bestselling Author, Legal Expert

Lyn Patrick, ND

Planning Committee

Victoria Maizes, MD; Professor of Medicine; Executive Director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Ann Marie Chiasson, MD, MPH; Director, Fellowship Program, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine- Tucson

Elizabeth Knight, PhD, DNP, FNP-C; Integrative Health Coach, Flower Power Health and Nurse Practitioner, Reed College

Copyright

All rights reserved - Arizona Board of Regents.