Hygiene Education And Promotion
- Health Sciences
- 200 level
- 89 pages
- 9 units
This course introduces students to hygiene education and promotion in environmental health. It explores the principles and concepts of hygiene and environmental health, emphasizing the importance of human interaction with the environment. Students will learn about environmental health hazards, personal hygiene practices, and environmental intervention models. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge to understand, explain, and address issues concerning hygiene education and promotion in environmental health.
About this course
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Study hours
- 117 hours
- Maths
- None
- Content
- Theoretical, practical, case study, problem solving
- Practical work
- Yes
- Assignments
- Tutor marked assessments
- Final examination
What you'll read
The real module and unit structure of EHS203, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.
One paragraph, so you can see how it reads
EHS203 · UNIT 1: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
The course guide has described the general overview of this unit and how it is linked specifically to this course. This unit will expose you to the basic concept of environmental hygiene education and promotion, its place in public health practice. Now, let us identify what you should learn in the unit as described in the following specific objectives.
What you should be able to do
- Describe the history and significance of hygiene and environmental health.
- Define and differentiate between key concepts such as hygiene, sanitation, and environmental health.
- Identify and categorize environmental health hazards and their potential impacts.
- Explain the principles of pollution prevention and control.
- Describe and promote effective personal hygiene practices.
- Develop and implement plans for improving personal hygiene in communities.
What it prepares you for
- Environmental Health Officer
- Public Health Educator
- Hygiene Promotion Specialist
- Water and Sanitation Technician
- Community Health Worker
- Healthcare
- Environmental Management
- Water and Sanitation
- Community Development
- Public Health
Where it gets hard
The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.
- Module 2: Environmental Health Hazards
Unit 1: Categories of environmental health hazards
Requires understanding of complex chemical interactions and their effects on human health, including exposure pathways and dose-response relationships.
- Module 3: Personal Hygiene
Unit 3: Plan of action for personal hygiene education
Requires practical application of behavior change theories and strategies to promote adoption of effective hygiene practices in diverse community settings.
A suggested way through it
13 weeks, about 26 hours in total. Yours will differ.
- Week 1Module 1: Principles and Concepts of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Unit 1: Historical perspectives on hygiene and environmental health · 2 hours
Read about the religious laws and their roles in ancient hygiene practices.. Understand the importance of body cleanliness before praying.. Identify the focus areas of hygiene and sanitation in Greek, Roman, and Egyptian civilizations..
- Week 2Module 1: Principles and Concepts of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Unit 2: Concepts and principles in hygiene and environmental health · 2 hours
Define hygiene and sanitation and differentiate between them.. Identify and describe different types of sanitation (basic, onsite, food, housing, environmental, ecological).. Understand the components of personal hygiene and environmental health..
- Week 3Module 1: Principles and Concepts of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Unit 3: Human interaction with the environment · 2 hours
Describe the relationships between human activity and the environment.. Identify areas of special effects of human activity on the environment.. Explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.. Identify the role of technology on the environment..
- Week 4Module 2: Environmental Health Hazards
Unit 1: Categories of environmental health hazards · 2 hours
Identify the categories of environmental health hazards (physical, biological, chemical, cultural/practice-related, social).. Describe the nature of each type of environmental hazard.. Explain the possible effects of environmental hazards on human health..
- Week 5Module 2: Environmental Health Hazards
Unit 2: Principles of hazard management · 2 hours
Define pollution and differentiate between hazard, contaminant and pollutant.. Identify sources and categories of pollution (air, water, soil, radioactive, noise, thermal).. Discuss pollution management strategies, including the role of self-cleaning processes in the environment..
- Week 6Module 2: Environmental Health Hazards
Unit 3: Principles of pollution prevention · 2 hours
Explain the principles of pollution prevention, including waste optimization and the waste hierarchy.. Identify measures for controlling pollution and waste after they have been generated.. Discuss practices of pollution control, such as recycling, reuse, waste minimization, and environmental mitigation..
- Week 7Module 3: Personal Hygiene
Unit 1: Concept personal hygiene · 2 hours
Define personal hygiene and differentiate between cleanliness and hygiene.. Understand the public health importance of personal hygiene in preventing faeco-orally transmitted diseases.. Recognize the aesthetic values and social impact of personal hygiene..
- Week 8Module 3: Personal Hygiene
Unit 2: Planning for the improvement of personal hygiene · 2 hours
Prioritize the components of personal hygiene that are critical for public health concerns.. Explain hygienic hand washing using standard procedures.. List the critical situations for effective hand washing..
- Week 9Module 3: Personal Hygiene
Unit 3: Plan of action for personal hygiene education · 2 hours
Explain the elements and activities that are needed for planning personal hygiene promotion.. Describe the criteria that are used for evaluating the effectiveness of personal hygiene application.. Identify measures to promote personal hygiene..
- Week 10Module 1: Principles and Concepts of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Review of Module 1 · 2 hours
Review Module 1: Principles and Concepts of Hygiene and Environmental Health. Focus on the key concepts and principles discussed in Units 1-3..
- Week 11Module 2: Environmental Health Hazards
Review of Module 2 · 2 hours
Review Module 2: Environmental Health Hazards. Focus on the categories of environmental health hazards and principles of hazard management discussed in Units 1-3..
- Week 12Module 3: Personal Hygiene
Review of Module 3 · 2 hours
Review Module 3: Personal Hygiene. Focus on the components of personal hygiene and planning for improvement discussed in Units 1-3..
- Week 13Final Revision
Final Revision and Assignment Completion · 2 hours
Complete any outstanding assignments and review tutor feedback.. Prepare for the final examination by revisiting key concepts and topics from all modules..
Preparing for the exam
- Create detailed summaries of each unit, focusing on key definitions and concepts.
- Practice applying environmental health principles to real-world scenarios and case studies.
- Develop visual aids such as diagrams and flowcharts to understand complex relationships between environmental factors and health outcomes.
- Form study groups to discuss challenging topics and share different perspectives.
- Review all tutor-marked assignments (TMAs) and identify areas needing further clarification.
- Prioritize studying units related to environmental health hazards and pollution control, as these are often heavily weighted in exams.
- Practice time management during mock exams to ensure all questions can be answered within the allocated time.
Questions students ask about this course
What is EHS203 about?
This course introduces students to hygiene education and promotion in environmental health. It explores the principles and concepts of hygiene and environmental health, emphasizing the importance of human interaction with the environment. Students will learn about environmental health hazards, personal hygiene practices, and environmental intervention models. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge to understand, explain, and address issues concerning hygiene education and promotion in environmental health.
How many units does EHS203 have?
EHS203, Hygiene Education And Promotion, has 9 units across 3 modules, over 89 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.
Is EHS203 hard?
EHS203 is rated intermediate level, with no mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical, practical, case study and problem solving work, and it has a practical component.
How long does EHS203 take to study?
About 117 hours of study, spread across its 9 units.
How is EHS203 assessed?
EHS203 is assessed by assignments, tutor marked assessments and final examination.
What can I do with EHS203?
Environmental Health Officer, Public Health Educator, Hygiene Promotion Specialist, Water and Sanitation Technician and Community Health Worker.