| CODE | NUR0236 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Environmental Health related to Nursing | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 4 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will introduce students to the basic principles of environmental health with special reference to the impact of environmental elements on on health of humans. Topics that will be discussed include: - Effects of chemical, biological and physical agents on population health; - Introduction to international programs, such as the International Program for Chemical Safety (IPCS) of WHO, E.U. MECPOL program, and OECD; - Food Management; - Water quality issues; - Housing and Transport, air pollution, and solid waste management; - Climate change and its impacts on the immediate environment; - One Health; and - Zoonoses. Study-unit Aims: Students will be introduced to the basic principles of environmental health, and the impact on human health. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the different environmental factros which influence human population health; and - Describe the relationship and impact of environmental factors on human populations; and - Understand the concept on One Health and Zoonoses. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the importance of the environment in maintaining and restoring health; and - Participate in plans set out to investigate harmful environmental factors. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text - Bassett W. E (2016). Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health. Routlidge. Supplementary readings - Harrison L. (1995) Environmental, Health and Safety Auditing Handbook, McGraw-Hill. - Koren H and Bisesi M.S. (2002) Handbook of Environmental Health: Biological, Chemical and Physical Agents of Environmentally Related Disease CRE Press. - Rogers, B. (2003). Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing: Concepts and Practice. Saunders. - Statler, B., Lipscomb, J. (2002). Environmental Health and Nursing Practice. Springer Publishing Company. - Yaws C. (1999). Chemical Properties Handbook: Physical, Thermodynamic, Environmental, Transport. McGraw-Hill. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sarah Pace Naomi Attard Therese Bajada Margaret Camilleri Fenech Maria Cassar Sandro Sammut |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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