Intership I

It is recommended that the student has acquired knowledge about the profession, taught, above all, in the curricular unit of Introduction to Environmental Health

In this curricular unit, only the internship reports are evaluated, and no evaluation is carried out by the internship monitor.
The final grade, obtained in the Internship I curricular unit, is subject to a minimum classification of 10 points, and in each of the components, a classification below 9.5 cannot exist.
The evaluation is carried out by the Internship Committee and comprises the following components: individual report (75%) and report defense (25%).
The Internship I curricular unit is not subject to examination.

The student must acquire knowledge
– Acquire knowledge of the way in which all modalities in the area of Environmental Health work, including the organization and functioning of the various services and activities.

The student must acquire skills to:
– Recognize the role of the Environmental health professional in programs and projects to promote health, safety and education for sustainability
– Recognize the importance of the Environmental Health professional as responsible for the implementation and monitoring of prevention and control measures to eliminate or minimize risks, namely with regard to the control of the means and agents of disease transmission, environmental impacts, safety and health of the workers and food safety

The student must acquire competences to:
– Recognize the role of the Graduate in Environmental Health as a professional in the area
– Recognize the procedures and practices of the various modalities of Environmental Health

• Observe health surveillance actions and monitoring of biophysical environment factors through systematic observation and measurement actions, with a view to identifying, preventing and correcting health risk factors
• Observe strategies for planning and carrying out health education and environmental education actions aimed at specific, at-risk groups or the community in general
• Observe the technical coordination of safety and hygiene activities at work, ensuring the framework and technical guidance of professionals in the area of ​​safety and hygiene at work
• Initial contact with the development of professional risk assessment processes
• Observe the design, programming and development of prevention and protection measures in the workplace
• Check compliance with the legislation applicable to the Environmental Health area
• Observe professional practice within the scope of Environmental Health

In this curricular unit, only the internship reports are evaluated, and no evaluation is carried out by the internship monitor.

The final grade, obtained in the curricular unit of Internship I, is subject to a minimum classification of 10 values, and in each of the components, a classification lower than 10 values cannot exist.

The evaluation is carried out by the Internship Committee and is composed of the following components:

• Individual report (75%)
• Defense of the report (25%)

This Curricular Unit has a mandatory attendance of 90%, according to the regulation of the degree in Environmental Health

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