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.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Prue Bagley
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Online, 2014, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: 200
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Prue 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 | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |