Environmental Health and Environmental Defence

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:2.00

Study Course Accepted:20.01.2023 10:04:17

Study Course Information
Course Code:		AUVMK_037		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Environmental Science		Target Audience:		Pharmacy
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Maija Eglīte
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, Dzirciema street 16, avmkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67060816
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		16	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		32
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		4	Lecture Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
A background in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, microbiology and physiology is required.
Objective:
The aim of the study course is to learn the basic requirements for a healthy environment.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Environmental health, its meaning and methods. Getting to know the department. Hygienic characteristics of air pollution (gaseous and dust pollution), its impact on health.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
2	Indoor air quality and its indicators (room microclimate, ventilation, CO2, etc. indicators).			Classes		1.00	laboratory
3	Methods of determining air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure and air movement speed.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
4	Carbon dioxide as an indicator of room air. Determination of room air exchange frequency.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
5	Natural and artificial lighting. Practical works. Determination of natural and artificial lighting indicators.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
6	Air as an ecological component of the environment. Review of publications on current air pollution problems.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
7	Physiological, hygienic and epidemiological importance of water. Diseases caused by water salts, trace elements and toxic substances.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
8	Determination of physical, organoleptic properties and oxidizability of drinking water. Situation tasks for determining the quality of drinking water.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
9	Purification and disinfection of drinking water.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
10	Water as an ecological component of the environment. Review of publications on current water pollution problems.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
11	Contamination, safety and sanitary expertise of food products. Food poisoning.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
12	Determination of vitamin C in roots and herbs (cabbage, potatoes, oranges, etc.). Solving situational tasks about food poisoning.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
13	Seminar on food contamination, safety and sanitary expertise.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
14	Risk factors of the work environment in pharmacy, their impact on the health of employees. Peculiarities of the working environment in the production of pharmaceutical preparations. Hygienic requirements for planning, arranging and beautifying pharmacies.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
15	Sanitary and hygienic inspection of pharmacies and pharmaceutical production plants			Classes		1.00	laboratory
16	Seminar. Analysis of independent works. Papers on the risk factors of the work environment and current problems in the pharmaceutical work environment.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Environmental health, its meaning and methods. Getting to know the department. Hygienic characteristics of air pollution (gaseous and dust pollution), its impact on health.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
2	Indoor air quality and its indicators (room microclimate, ventilation, CO2, etc. indicators).			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
3	Methods of determining air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure and air movement speed.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
4	Carbon dioxide as an indicator of room air. Determination of room air exchange frequency.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
5	Natural and artificial lighting. Practical works. Determination of natural and artificial lighting indicators.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
6	Air as an ecological component of the environment. Review of publications on current air pollution problems.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
7	Physiological, hygienic and epidemiological importance of water. Diseases caused by water salts, trace elements and toxic substances.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
8	Determination of physical, organoleptic properties and oxidizability of drinking water. Situation tasks for determining the quality of drinking water.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
9	Purification and disinfection of drinking water.			Classes		0.50	laboratory
10	Water as an ecological component of the environment. Review of publications on current water pollution problems.			Classes		0.50	laboratory
11	Contamination, safety and sanitary expertise of food products. Food poisoning.			Classes		0.50	laboratory
12	Determination of vitamin C in roots and herbs (cabbage, potatoes, oranges, etc.). Solving situational tasks about food poisoning.			Classes		0.50	laboratory
13	Seminar on food contamination, safety and sanitary expertise.			Classes		0.50	laboratory
14	Risk factors of the work environment in pharmacy, their impact on the health of employees. Peculiarities of the working environment in the production of pharmaceutical preparations. Hygienic requirements for planning, arranging and beautifying pharmacies.			Classes		0.50	laboratory
15	Sanitary and hygienic inspection of pharmacies and pharmaceutical production plants			Classes		0.50	laboratory
16	Seminar. Analysis of independent works. Papers on the risk factors of the work environment and current problems in the pharmaceutical work environment.			Classes		0.50	laboratory
Assessment
Unaided Work:
1. Individual work: "Sanitary and hygienic inspection of pharmacies and pharmaceutical production plants"; 2. Report on the risk factors of the work environment and current problems in the pharmaceutical work environment.
Assessment Criteria:
All classes must be attended, all laboratory work must be completed, individual practical work (pharmacy survey) must be prepared and it must be successfully presented. Student participation in lectures and workshops - 15%; Class tests and homework - 35%; Permanent work presentation end of the course - 50%, according to the plan.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		As a result of studying the study course, the student will gain knowledge and understanding of the field of environmental health and will be able to: - define environmental health goals, tasks and methods of use in practice; - describe the physical, chemical, biological pollution of the air, their effects on the human body, detection methods, developed and implemented in the legislation of the pharmaceutical industry, principles of assessment and prevention; - discuss water pollution, its effects on the human body, detection methods, standards developed and implemented in the legislation of the pharmaceutical industry, assessment and prevention principles; - explain drinking water and distilled water acquisition, quality determination and evaluation and compliance for use in pharmaceutical production plants and pharmacies; - to define the concept of rational nutrition, food poisoning classification, diagnosis, prevention, contamination of food products, food additives, nutritional supplements containing genetically modified organisms; - describe the pollution of populated areas, the principles of beautification, the placement and planning of pharmacies and pharmaceutical production facilities in them; - describe the occupational risk factors of pharmaceutical institutions and manufacturing plants, the classification and management of biologically active substance production waste.
Skills:		As a result of learning the study course, the student will be able to: - independently, critically analyze, apply ecological reasoning to justify one's opinion, and evaluate the role of environmental health in preserving and strengthening human health.
Competencies:		As a result of learning the study course, the student will be able to: - determine and assess the microclimate, lighting, chemical pollution of various premises (health care facilities, pharmacies, pharmaceutical production, etc.) - give recommendations and make decisions on reducing and eliminating harmful environmental factors; - to determine and evaluate water quality, compliance with the requirements of pharmaceutical facilities, organize drinking water acquisition in extreme cases; - regularly perform and analyze the sanitary and hygienic survey of various pharmaceutical facilities, revealing occupational risk factors harmful to human health; - develop the necessary measures to reduce or eliminate harmful occupational factors, and are able to organize and manage their implementation, ensuring optimal interaction between the human body and the environment.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Higiēna. Prof .Z.Lindbergas red., Rīga, 1991. (akceptējams izdevums)
2	Eglīte M. Darba medicīna. – Rīga, 2012. – 701 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
3	Dundurs J. Vides veselība. Gaiss. RSU, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums)
4	Aulika B. Farmācijas higiēna. Rīga, 1991. (akceptējams izdevums)
5	Dundurs J. Vides veselība. Ūdens. I daļa, RSU, 2002. (akceptējams izdevums)
6	Dundurs J. Vides veselība. Ūdens. II daļa, RSU, 2002. (akceptējams izdevums)
7	Aulika B. Uztura higiēna. RSU, 2001. (akceptējams izdevums)
8	Pruss-Ustun A, Bos R, Gore F, Bartram J. Safer water, better health: costs, benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums)
9	Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
10	Pruss-Ustun A, Bos R, Gore F, Bartram J. Safer water, better health: costs, benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1	Yassi A., Kjellström T., De Kok T., Guidotti T.L. Basic Environmental Health. Oxford University Press, 2001
Other Information Sources
1	Interneta vietnes.