Session 2, Healthy People: Materials Science + Human Health, delves into the science behind materials and human health to understand how material substances reach people and lead to health consequences. It provides guidance on the complex landscape of health tools by introducing the different types of tools available to make educated decisions about products and what to consider when selecting and using these tools.
Learning Objectives:
· Participants will be able to summarize the key human health drivers for sourcing healthy, sustainable materials.
· Participants will be able to describe how substances in materials reach people, the potential effects on human health, and how some people are more at risk than others.
· Participants will be able to summarize the landscape of databases, disclosures, and certifications available for understanding the impact of material substances on human health.
· Participants will be able to describe the opportunities and limitations of different health tools in order to understand certain contexts require certain tools.