MPH1003

Environmental influences on health

(MED)

Dr D Fish

6 points + 2 contact hours per week + Second semester + Melbourne University Hawthorn Campus

Synopsis: Environmental influences, including infectious diseases and occupational hazards, on health. Physical, chemical and biological hazards. Principles of environmental and occupational hazard assessment and control, including risk. Methods of hazard management. How to communicate environmental hazard and risk data.

Assessment: Case study + Multiple-choice question examination + Written assignment