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Environmental Health and Environmental Defence for Nutrition Specialists (AUVMK_044)
About Study Course
Credit points / ECTS:1 / 1.5
Course supervisor:Sabīne Grīnberga
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Rehabilitation
Study course descriptionFull description
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine
Objective
To acquire basic knowledge of the environmental health and practical skills how to apply the knowledge in health maintenance and disease prevention.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, microbiology, physiology.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
• Define and explain the principles, tasks and methods of environmental health.
Skills
• analyze micro-climate observations;
• identify and evaluate the lighting;
• evaluate the effectiveness of ventilation;
• recognize the most widely spread environmental factors causing the development of environmental diseases
Competence
•To recognise the impact of environmental factors to human health.
•To solve environmental health problems in their working life.
