MPH5203 - Environmental influences on health

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. identify important chemical, physical and biological hazards in the environment and analyse related risks to health from environmental factors in Australia;
2. communicate fluently using appropriate terminology to describe chemical, physical and biological hazards encountered in a variety of contexts;
3. critically appraise the epidemiological literature which informs the evidence base for environmental health risk control strategies;
4. identify common hazards, appropriate techniques for exposure measurement and risk assessment methodologies in environmental media such as water air and food;
5. apply theoretical models of risk communication to appropriately communicate the principles of effective management of environmental health risks; and
6. develop evidence based interventions to control simple environmental risks and prevent harm, including strategies for standard setting and systematic management of key personal, social and economic factors, to inhibit, control or reduce potential for harm.