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HEL-3030: International and environmental health Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Objectives
The candidate should have an understanding of health problems in the world and of the most important factors that create disease and health inequalities (including services) among peoples. Since the physical environment has a major influence on health (e.g., temperature, precipitation, air and water supply), as does the biological environment (e.g., the food supply, origin and transmission of some diseases), a major goal is to integrate international health and environmental health. The course will also explore how the health inequalities might be reversed/pted and what national/international organizations are providg resources and/or services to do so. | Contents
The course will require presence on campus in two periods, one in January and one in May. See time table. On-campus activities are to include presentations, group discussions, overview lectures and planning of the interim period, group activities and cooperation with supervisors.The course will provide an overview of environmental health / medicine (EH) and international health (IH). The course will explore the inter-relationships between health, poverty, environment and development, demonstrate the need for interdisciplinary cooperation, promote student-centred, self-directed learning and critical appraisal, and optimize the use of internet to achieve the stated learning objectives. | Form of teaching
The course has a variety of teaching and supervising methods; plenary, lectures, group processes, internet methods etc. | Assessment
There will be interim assignments and group work based on scenarios. The final home exam will be based on the different learning processes during the course. | Examination semester
Spring | Type of course
Theoretical and practical. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Contact person/lecturer
Student advisor Jorunn S. Myklebust, phone 77644824, e-mail: jorunn.myklebust@ism.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Curriculum is based on information available on the internet. In addition, the following textbook is recommended:
Basic Environmental Health
Annalee Yassi, Tord Kjellstrøm, Theo de Kok, Tee L. Guidotti
Oxford University Press 2001
RA565. B376 2001
615.9`02-dc21 00-032400
ISBN 0-19-513558-x
| Language of instruction
English | Homepage
http://uit.no/medfak-studietilbud/folkehelsevitensk/
| Timetables
http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?department=ALLE&module=HEL-3030-1 |
Teaching spring 2005
To plenumssamlinger og aktiv bruk av Classfronter i mellomperioden.
Samlinger våren 2005:
Uke 2 - mandag 10.- tirsdag 11. januar
Uke 21 - tirsdag 24. - fredag 27. mai
Hjemmeeksamen utleveres fredag 4. juni kl. 09 og innleveres senest 17. juni kl. 17.00.
Oppstart mandag 10. januar kl. 1115, MH-bygget, ISM, rom L 11.233
Responsible teacher:Førsteaman Jon Øyvind Odland |
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