Environmental Health Sciences
- Health Sciences
- 400 level
- 2 credit units
- 99 pages
- 9 units
This course introduces environmental health planning, a crucial aspect of public health. It explores the process of identifying community health problems, assessing needs, and surveying available resources. The course covers strategic and logistic activities for solving community health issues, emphasizing action plans with clear objectives, targets, and interventions. It also delves into health planning strategies applicable at various levels, from local communities to global contexts, following health needs assessments.
About this course
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Study hours
- 40 hours
- Maths
- None
- Content
- Theoretical
- Practical work
- No
- Tutor Marked Assignments
- Final Examination
What you'll read
The real module and unit structure of EHS417, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.
One paragraph, so you can see how it reads
EHS417 · Unit 3. Digital Technology, Gaming and Simulations for Public Health
There is a time-table prepared for the early and timely completion and submissions of your TMAs as well as attending the tutorial classes. You are required to submit all your assignments by the stipulated time and date. Avoid falling behind the schedule time.
What you should be able to do
- Define community environmental health needs assessment
- Explain strategies in health program planning
- Describe the components and importance of Monitoring and Evaluation
- Identify different forms of health systems
- Understand the role of modern technology in public health
- Apply digital technology and simulations in public health
What it prepares you for
- Environmental Health Officer
- Public Health Planner
- Health Program Manager
- Community Health Coordinator
- Health Information Specialist
- Government Health Agencies
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- International Health Organizations
- Community Health Centers
- Hospitals
Where it gets hard
The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.
- Module 3: Health Systems
Unit 1: Health Systems Theories
Understanding the complexities of health systems and their interactions requires grasping abstract concepts and interdependencies.
- Module 2: Health Planning Outcomes
Unit 3: Evaluating Complex Programs
Evaluating complex programs requires understanding of various evaluation methods and their application in different contexts.
A suggested way through it
13 weeks, about 39 hours in total. Yours will differ.
- Week 1Module 1: Principles and Methods of Planning Health Care Services Programs and Facilities
Unit 1: Community Health Needs Assessment · 3 hours
Define community environmental health needs assessment (CEHNA). Discuss the importance of community health needs assessment. Explain the purpose of community health needs assessment. Outline the benefits and challenges in community needs assessment. Describe the steps for community needs assessment.
- Week 2Module 1: Principles and Methods of Planning Health Care Services Programs and Facilities
Unit 2: Strategic Health Planning · 3 hours
Define health planning. Learn about strategies in health program planning. Develop an action plan that identifies different strategies that can reduce and control environmental problems. Establish Environmental Goals. Identify Potential Strategies for Action.
- Week 3Module 1: Principles and Methods of Planning Health Care Services Programs and Facilities
Unit 3: Community Participation · 3 hours
Introduce the concept of community participation in health programs. Highlight the importance of community participation. Active involvement of the local population in the decision making and implementation of development projects. Discuss Passive and active community participation.
- Week 4Module 2: Health Planning Outcomes
Unit 1: Monitoring and Evaluation · 3 hours
Define Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). Understand the Purpose of M&E. Answer some questions related to M&E. Describe the components of M&E. State the importance of M&E. Learn how to conduct M&E.
- Week 5Module 2: Health Planning Outcomes
Unit 2: Data Used To Monitor and Evaluate Health Programs · 3 hours
Enable you understand the importance of data in M&E.. Differentiate between Quantitative and Qualitative data. Evaluate complex health projects. Distinguish between program-based and population-based or habitat-based measures.
- Week 6Module 2: Health Planning Outcomes
Unit 3: Evaluating Complex Programs · 3 hours
Highlight some of the methods used in evaluating complex health projects. Identify an appropriate method of choice for a complex health program. Contribution Analysis. Most Significant Change. Outcome Harvesting. Participatory Evaluation.
- Week 7Module 3: Health Systems
Unit 1: Health Systems Theories · 3 hours
Learn about Health Systems. Identify different forms of health systems. Learn how health systems operates. Explain the importance of systems theory to health management. Differentiate between open and closed systems.
- Week 8Module 3: Health Systems
Unit 2: Role of Modern Technology in Public Health · 3 hours
Explain what is meant by health information system. Understand different forms of health information system. Appreciate the role of modern technology in health sciences. Discuss the aims of health information technology.
- Week 9Module 3: Health Systems
Unit 3: Digital Technology, Gaming and Simulations for Public Health · 3 hours
Enable you understand what is meant by digital technology. Develop your own social media account to create awareness on environmental health issue. Enable you describe how simulations and games are used in public health. Discuss the barriers and challenges in the use of technologies in public health.
- Week 10Module 1: Principles and Methods of Planning Health Care Services Programs and Facilities
Unit 1: Community Health Needs Assessment · 3 hours
Review Community Health Needs Assessment concepts. Discuss real-world examples of community health assessments. Prepare for TMA.
- Week 11Module 1: Principles and Methods of Planning Health Care Services Programs and Facilities
Unit 2: Strategic Health Planning · 3 hours
Review Strategic Health Planning concepts. Discuss real-world examples of strategic health planning. Prepare for TMA.
- Week 12Module 2: Health Planning Outcomes
Unit 1: Monitoring and Evaluation · 3 hours
Review Monitoring and Evaluation concepts. Discuss real-world examples of Monitoring and Evaluation. Prepare for TMA.
- Week 13Course Review and Exam Preparation
Final Revision · 3 hours
Comprehensive course review. Focus on key concepts and learning outcomes. Prepare for final examination.
Preparing for the exam
- Review all unit objectives and summaries
- Practice answering tutor-marked assignment questions
- Create concept maps linking key topics
- Focus on understanding the steps in community health needs assessment
- Study the different evaluation methods for complex programs
Questions students ask about this course
What is EHS417 about?
This course introduces environmental health planning, a crucial aspect of public health. It explores the process of identifying community health problems, assessing needs, and surveying available resources. The course covers strategic and logistic activities for solving community health issues, emphasizing action plans with clear objectives, targets, and interventions. It also delves into health planning strategies applicable at various levels, from local communities to global contexts, following health needs assessments.
How many units does EHS417 have?
EHS417, Environmental Health Sciences, has 9 units across 3 modules, over 99 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.
How many credit units is EHS417?
EHS417 carries 2 credit units, at 400 level in Health Sciences.
Is EHS417 hard?
EHS417 is rated intermediate level, with no mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical work.
How long does EHS417 take to study?
About 40 hours of study, spread across its 9 units.
How is EHS417 assessed?
EHS417 is assessed by Tutor Marked Assignments and Final Examination.
What can I do with EHS417?
Environmental Health Officer, Public Health Planner, Health Program Manager, Community Health Coordinator and Health Information Specialist.