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

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