phe2ehi environmental health issues
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
PHE2EHI
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will gain an understanding of the interrelationship between the physical environment and human health, and environmental health and public health practice. The main themes covered within this subject include global and local environmental issues, environmental justice, ecological sustainability, environmental management and legislation. This subject will also provide students with an introduction to the frameworks that public health and health promotion practitioners can use to contribute to an ecologically sustainable world, and so contribute to improving human health. This subject is taught online.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPrue Bagley
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Basic environmental health. | Recommended | Yassi, A, Kjellstrom, T, de Kok, T & Guidotti, TL 2001 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, OXFORD. |
Readings | Environmental health in Australia and New Zealand. | Recommended | Cromar, N et al (eds) 2004 | OXFORD, MELBOURNE. |
Readings | The National Environmental Health Strategy. | Recommended | Commonwealth of Australia 1999 | COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGED CARE, CANBERRA. |
Subject options
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Online, 2014, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment size200
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorPrue Bagley
Class requirements
Lecture
One 2.0 hours lecture per week and delivered via online.
"Online equivalent of two hours of lectures per week."
Tutorial
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week and delivered via online.
"Online equivalent of a one-hour tutorial per week."
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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One 1,500-word report. | 50 | |
One 1-hour online test (equiv to 1,000 words). | 30 | |
One online test (equiv to 1,000 words). | 20 |