13180 (v.2) Environmental Health 612
| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Environmental health and its relationship to the public health framework. Epidemiological principles related to aetiology and disease prevention. Toxicological aspects of environmental health. Pollutants and health, environmental and economic effects. Hazardous and other waste disposal procedures. Infectious disease types and classifications, their prevention and control. Food safety practice in preventing food spoilage and contamination. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Discuss the principles of environmental health in relation to public health. Demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of community solid waste management. Demonstrate a knowledge of the sources and management of water pollution. Describe the range of atmospheric pollutants and their effects on health and the environment. Demonstrate an understanding of the communicable diseases and their prevention. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of food safety and hygiene and possible health risks to the consumer. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001 Centennary Article - Child Health Since Federation (Year Book Australia - available online www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, 2000, Waste Management (available online www.emrc.org.au) Green L. and Ottoson J., (1999), Community and Population Health, 8th ed., NY, McGraw Hill. Madigan M.T., Martinko J.M. and Parker J., (2000), Microbial Growth, in Brock Biology of Microrganisms, 9th ed., New Jersey, Prentice Hall International Inc., pp135-141. National Environmental Technology Centre, (1997), The Chemistry of Atmospheric Pollutants, (Available online www.aeat.co.uk/netcen/airqual/kinetics/ World Health Organisation, (2000), Food Safety and Foodborne Illness, (Available online www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact237.html |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (2) 50%, Final Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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