Download Workshop curriculum: Emerging Environmental Health Threats

Emerging Environmental Health
Threats
Emerging Environmental Health
Threats – Media: Air
• Climate change
• Ozone depletion
• New Air Pollution Problems
– Outdoor
– Indoor
• Risk from new technologies
• Noise
Emerging Environmental Health
Threats - Media: Water
• Water Availability
• Pollution
• Ocean
– Organic pollution
– Overfishing
– Coral degredation
Emerging Environmental Health
Threats – Media: Land
• Land degradation
– Deforestation
– Desertification
– Salination
Emerging Environmental Health
Threats
• Physcical
– Electromagnetic radiation
– Accidents/Trauma
– Radioactivity
• Health
– Hormone disruptors
– Antibiotic resistance from pollution
– Air conditioning
Emerging Environmental Health
Threats - Demographic
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Exceeding carrying capacity
Urban sprawl
Environmental effects of war
Bioterrorism
Refugees
Natural disasters
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Management
Budgeting
Risk assessment
Ability to identify specialists to bear on the
problem and identify services
Organization of measures to sustain hygiene
norms during war
General knowledge of infectious diseases
General knowledge of antibiotics
Ability to create/manage a team
Ability to write a report
Knowledge/Skills
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General knowledge on ecology
Literature reviews
Knowledge of new technology
Situational analysis
Analytical skills
Planning ability
Integration
General knowledge of microbiology
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Methods of prevention
Clinical diagnosis
Knowledge of emergency response
Raise awareness of population
Monitoring
Knowledge of legislation
Ethics
Practical skills
Knowledge/Skills
• Computer skills
• Knowledge of environmental parameters
• Ability to find specific information
Competencies
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Situational analysis and assessment
Decision making and priority setting
Implementation
Monitoring and feedback
Outcome evaluation/assessment
Core Curriculum (modules/courses)
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Problem solving (Strategical planning)
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Biologic basis of public health
Proposal writing
Behavioral sciences
Training of trainers
Health policy management
Qualitative research methods
Health economics
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Didactic lectures
Visual presentations
Case-studies
Community outreach
Role playing
Field research
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