Course Overview
This course builds on the concepts introduced in ENVH 1100 and applies concepts learned in ENVH 3100 to a variety of environmental health problems. The goal of the course is to apply selected evidence-based practice and relate it to how decisions are made in real-life situations as encountered in the Environmental Health profession while keeping in mind “administrative fairness”, public health risk assessment and “outcome-based service delivery”. Students will apply problem-solving skills and quality decision making in scenario-based learning exercises in a variety of topic areas including health hazards, housing, institutional and community care facilities, personal services establishments, communicable disease investigations, and emergency measures.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
5.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Assess appropriate pieces of legislation for any given public health problem and their application, e.g., Public Health Act and Regulations, Drinking Water Protection Act and Regulations, Community Care Facilities Act and Regulations, and the Local Government Act.
- Discriminate between intent and the “letter of the law."
- Identify the limitations and practicality of enforcement.
- Identify the use of risk assessment and outcome based service delivery to solve public health problems.
- Review administrative fairness.
- Identify potential health hazards and propose remediation measures for typical human accommodation situations.
- Identify the public health problems brought about by substandard housing and the methods used in resolving them.
- Outline the need for different types of housing being available.
- Apply investigative and problem-solving techniques to a variety of housing complaints from the public.
- Identify other professions and government agencies that can assist in mitigating health hazards in housing situations.
- Analyze public health concerns in all types of institutions including long term care facilities, schools, correctional facilities, group homes and day cares.
- Identify public health problems that may be concerns in institutions.
- Outline inspection parameters for all institutional settings.
- Identify the types of sanitizers and disinfectants used in various parts of adult care facilities with emphasis on the use and effectiveness of each
- Apply knowledge of infection control in a child care facility.
- Apply knowledge of infection control in an adult care facility.
- Define key terminology related to community care facility licensing
- Apply a health equity lens in the application of Environmental Public Health scenarios
- Apply investigative and problem-solving techniques to a variety of institutional outbreaks situations.
- Explain the steps involved in the investigation of an outbreak (institutional, community and international)
- Discuss how a case definition is established and its importance in outbreak management.
- Outline the components of the debriefing report at the end of outbreak, including elements the report should address (e.g. interventions to address the increased vulnerability of marginalized populations, and their importance for the people involved)
- Apply investigative and problem-solving techniques to a variety of public health nuisance (or health hazard) situations
- Describe the criteria necessary to distinguish a public health nuisance (or health hazard) from a private nuisance.
- Identify the public health concerns and regulatory/professional governance issues for different personal service establishments (PSEs) including: tattoo parlour, body piercing business, tanning salon, electrolysis service, hair salons and barber shops, spas, manicure/pedicure and nail salons, body modification establishments, etc.
- Identify public health problems that may be concerns in the variety of PSEs.
- Outline inspection parameters for different PSEs.
- Explain the factors that affect the efficacy of reprocessing
- Apply investigative and problem-solving techniques to a variety of PSEs situations.
- Outline the role of the PHI/EHO in preparing and carrying out plans for emergency situations, natural disasters, and large public gatherings.
- Explain the Canadian Emergency Planning Structure.
- Identify the components of the Canadian Pandemic Planning and key stakeholders.
- Describe how the Spill Reporting Regulation (BC) and the Federal Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act can be used in spill emergencies.
- Outline the roles PHIs/EHOs have with the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), Emergency Social Services Headquarters (ESS HQ), and Reception Centre (RC) during certain emergencies.
- Outline the role of the PHI/EHO in a variety of Communicable Disease (CD) situations.
- Categorize the different classes of CDs.
- List the various ways that a CD investigation is initiated.
- Describe the role of the PHI/EHO in CD investigations.
- Apply investigative and problem-solving techniques to a variety of Communicable Disease situations.
- Outline the role of the PHI/EHO in Rabies investigations.
- Explain the purpose of the 10-day quarantine period.
- Apply components of Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis to the appropriate situations.
- Identify other professions and government agencies that can assist in rabies investigations.
- Apply investigative and problem-solving techniques to a variety of Rabies situations.
Effective as of Fall 2023
Related Programs
Environmental Health Applications (ENVH 4100) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Health Sciences
- Environmental Public Health
Bachelor of Environmental Public Health Full-time
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