MPH2026

Industry and the environment

(MED)

Dr B Hocking

6 points + off campus distributed learning (with 20 contact hours over 4 days) + First semester + Caulfield General Medical Centre

Synopsis: Introduces the ways industry may affects health in the community, and the means to recognise and control such effects. Refering to common industrial pollutants of air, soil and water and their health affects. Covering the control of wastes, dangerous goods and contaminated sites, the role of regulators and risk communication implications.

Assessment: Pre-test + Assignment + Examination