Environmental Health Administration
- Health Sciences
- 400 level
- 2 credit units
- 128 pages
- 15 units
This course provides an understanding of environmental health administration, especially in a developing country like Nigeria. It covers definitions, concepts, administrative management theories, and the historical background of environmental health. Students will learn about planning, organizing, staffing, funding, and budgeting within environmental health services. The course also explores institutional arrangements, inter-sectoral collaboration, quality assurance, equity, cost controls, supportive supervision, and monitoring and evaluation.
About this course
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Study hours
- 195 hours
- Maths
- Basic
- Content
- Theoretical
- Practical work
- No
- Assignments
- Tutor marked assessments
- Final examination
What you'll read
The real module and unit structure of EHS405, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.
One paragraph, so you can see how it reads
EHS405 · UNIT 1 DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION In this unit, you will learn the objectives, the meaning of environment, and health. You will also learn the meaning of administration as well as environmental health.
What you should be able to do
- Explain the definitions and concepts of environmental health administration.
- Identify administrative management functions.
- Describe the institutional arrangements of establishment matters.
- Explain environmental health service delivery.
- Appreciate the role of government in supportive supervision.
- Understand monitoring and evaluation processes.
What it prepares you for
- Environmental Health Officer
- Public Health Administrator
- Health Inspector
- Health Program Manager
- Health and Safety Officer
- Government Agencies
- Healthcare Organizations
- Environmental Protection Agencies
- Non-profit Organizations
- International Health Organizations
Where it gets hard
The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.
- Module 2: Planning
Unit 5: Budgeting
Budgeting requires a strong understanding of accounting principles and financial management techniques, which can be challenging for students without a prior background in these areas.
- Module 3:
Unit 2: Inter Sectoral Collaboration FMOH, FMOE, FMOWR, and PSP
Understanding the complex relationships and responsibilities of different ministries and agencies requires navigating bureaucratic structures and understanding inter-agency dynamics.
A suggested way through it
13 weeks, about 78 hours in total. Yours will differ.
- Week 1Module 1: Definitions and Concepts
Unit 1: Definitions and Concepts · 5 hours
Define environment, health, administration, and environmental health.. Explain the components of environment.. Discuss the purpose and significance of administration..
- Week 2Module 1: Definitions and Concepts
Unit 2: Administrative Management Theories · 6 hours
Discuss bureaucratic theory, systems theory, motivation theory, Theory X, and Theory Y.. Explain the elements of bureaucracy.. Outline the sub-systems of systems theory..
- Week 3Module 1: Definitions and Concepts
Unit 3: Historical Background of Environmental Health · 4 hours
Explain the historical background of environmental health.. Discuss the development of public health to environmental health in Nigeria from the colonial era to the present day..
- Week 4Module 2: Planning
Unit 1: Planning · 6 hours
Define planning and its ingredients.. Identify the steps involved in effective planning.. Explain the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of planning..
- Week 5Module 2: Planning
Unit 2: Organising · 6 hours
Explain the meaning of organizing.. Highlight the importance and principles of organizing.. Discuss the difference between formal and informal organization.. Write the meaning and determinants of span of control..
- Week 6Module 2: Planning
Unit 3: Staffing · 5 hours
Explain the meaning of staffing.. Outline the significance of staffing.. Describe the recruitment process.. Highlight responsibility for staffing..
- Week 7Module 2: Planning
Unit 4: Funding · 5 hours
Explain the meaning of fund.. Highlight health care funding.. Identify sources of health care funding.. Describe other sources of health care funding..
- Week 8Module 2: Planning
Unit 5: Budgeting · 6 hours
Explain the meaning of budget.. List the importance of budget.. Highlight types of budget, forms of budget, and budget period.. Describe systems of budgeting and budgeting techniques.. Prepare the budgetary processes..
- Week 9Module 3:
Unit 1: Establishment Matters Federal, State, and LG · 5 hours
Recognize the organizational/administrative chart of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH).. Identify the organizational/administrative chart of the State Ministry of Health (SMOH).. Highlight the organizational/administrative chart of the Local Government Health Department (LGHD)..
- Week 10Module 3:
Unit 2: Inter Sectoral Collaboration FMOH, FMOE, FMOWR, and PSP · 5 hours
Explain the meaning of intra and inter-sectoral collaboration.. Discuss the need for collaboration.. Identify the ministries and organizations that promote collaboration.. Highlight the limitations of inter-sectoral collaboration..
- Week 11Module 4:
Unit 1: Quality Assurance · 5 hours
Explain the meaning of quality.. Identify the levels of quality.. Highlight quality standards.. Explain the benchmarks for setting quality standards..
- Week 12Module 4:
Unit 2: Equity · 5 hours
Explain the meaning of equity.. Explain the importance of equity.. Identify the causes of inequity.. Discuss solutions to inequity (inequalities)..
- Week 13Module 4:
Unit 3: Cost Controls · 5 hours
Explain the meaning of cost control.. Highlight the nature/features of control.. Prepare cost containment..
Unit 4: Supportive Supervision · 5 hours
Explain the meaning of supervision.. Interpret supervision techniques.. Highlight autocratic supervision.. Describe consultative supervision..
Unit 5: Monitoring and Evaluation · 5 hours
Explain the meaning of monitoring and evaluation.. Write the objectives of monitoring.. Identify monitoring models.. Explain monitoring and evaluation types..
Preparing for the exam
- Create a study schedule allocating specific time slots for each module and unit.
- Summarize key concepts and definitions from each unit to aid recall.
- Practice applying administrative management theories to real-world environmental health scenarios.
- Review organizational charts and understand the roles of different departments and agencies.
- Focus on understanding the objectives and processes of monitoring and evaluation.
- Practice answering past examination questions to familiarize yourself with the exam format.
- Create concept maps linking Units 3-5 budgeting concepts
- Practice cost control calculations from Units 7-9 weekly
- Review inter-sectoral collaboration examples from Units 10-12
- Create flashcards for key terms from Units 1-2 definitions
Questions students ask about this course
What is EHS405 about?
This course provides an understanding of environmental health administration, especially in a developing country like Nigeria. It covers definitions, concepts, administrative management theories, and the historical background of environmental health. Students will learn about planning, organizing, staffing, funding, and budgeting within environmental health services. The course also explores institutional arrangements, inter-sectoral collaboration, quality assurance, equity, cost controls, supportive supervision, and monitoring and evaluation.
How many units does EHS405 have?
EHS405, Environmental Health Administration, has 15 units across 4 modules, over 128 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.
How many credit units is EHS405?
EHS405 carries 2 credit units, at 400 level in Health Sciences.
Is EHS405 hard?
EHS405 is rated intermediate level, with basic mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical work.
How long does EHS405 take to study?
About 195 hours of study, spread across its 15 units.
How is EHS405 assessed?
EHS405 is assessed by assignments, tutor marked assessments and final examination.
What can I do with EHS405?
Environmental Health Officer, Public Health Administrator, Health Inspector, Health Program Manager and Health and Safety Officer.