BEOH 602 : ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

This course prepares the student to participate in the planning and administration of environmental health programs and to develop policies and regulations relevant to the protection and improvement of the physical environment. The course includes topics on basic principles of environmental health, identifying the environmental hazards to which humans are exposed, modes of transmission of the hazards to men and the corresponding measures for protection against or prevention of transmission. It also touches on the basic principles in designing of environmental health programs including water supply and disposal, vector/pest control, housing environment as well as food hygiene and hygiene education.