MPH5310 Introduction to environmental and planetary health

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Identify important chemical, physical and biological hazards in the environment and analyse related risks to health from environmental factors in Australia and the interdependence of human health and the health of the environment globally.

2. 2

   Communicate fluently using appropriate terminology to describe chemical, physical and biological hazards encountered in a variety of contexts.

3. 3

   Critically appraise the epidemiological literature which informs the evidence base for environmental health risk control strategies.

4. 4

   Identify common hazards, appropriate techniques for exposure measurement and risk assessment methodologies in environmental media such as water air and food.

5. 5

   Apply theoretical models of risk communication to appropriately communicate the principles of effective management of environmental health risks.

6. 6

   Develop evidence based interventions to control simple environmental risks and prevent or mitigate harm.