Base Knowledge
It is recommended that the student has acquired knowledge about the profession, taught, above all, in the curricular unit of Introduction to Environmental Health
Teaching Methodologies
Teaching will be supervised by professionals in the field, in practice, who collaborate with ESTeSC and with the Degree in Environmental Health. The curricular unit will allow the student to learn about professional practices in the context of Environmental Health, following the following methodologies (which can be changed according to the evolution of the pandemic):
On-site observation at internship locations;
Lectures by professionals
Field trips
Learning Results
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
Program
– 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
Curricular Unit Teachers
Internship(s)
SIM
Bibliography
Diverse bibliography in the area of Environmental Health and according to the location and framework of the internship.