This module will provide students with an introduction to the use of environmental health indicators to assess both public health problems and the effectiveness of national and international initiatives. It will address the Environmental Health Impacts and sustainability of selected developments, policies and programmes and foster innovation in students in relation to designing population health interventions. It will evaluate existing trends in Environmental Health within a global European and national context.
Environmental health indicators. DPSIR, DPSEAA and MEME models. Global trends in environmental health issues. Comparative examination re developing and developed countries.EU-European EH trends in selected countries. Comparative analysis between Ireland and selected EU countries. National EH trends with particular emphasis on environmental health indices. EC Strategy on Environment and Health. EHEA (European Charter.) Policy, Planning and Implementation. National Environmental Health Action Plans (NEHAPS). Local Environment Health Action Plans (LEHAPS) Emphasis on NGOs. Geographic information systems (layering, buffering, database development).
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |