Course Syllabus

1.Course Name: ………………………………………………………………Faculty of Public Health. Mahidol University

2.Course Code ……PHEH 622………………….Course Title…Environmental Sanitation Administration

3.Number of Credits…2 (2-0)

4.Prerequisite……PHEH 304

5.Type of Course..elective

6.Session/Academic year…2^nd semester

COUSE WEBSITE : www.geocities.com/shalasya/pheh622-47.html

7.Course Description

Definition, scope, and functions of Environmental Sanitation both in health science aspects and in administrative aspects. Review of processes
and techniques of environmental planning including zoning, permits, management plans, assessment and evaluation methods. Risk, Health, and
economic assessments as the tools for decision-making. Contemporary environmental thinking or paradigm shifts and milestones of sustainability
principle. Ecological Sanitation, Pollution Prevention and Precautionary Principles. Sanitation or Environmental Health Profession and Associations.

8.Course Objectives :

By the end of this course the student will be able to :-

8.1 Understand and describe the meaning, definition and scopes of  Environmental Sanitationrelated to Public Health.

8.2   Describe functions and roles of environment  in health problem models  and  determine  appropriate  preventive strategies.

8.3   Establish Environmental Management System (EMS) in significant settings  as  hospitals, schools, kindergartens, markets etc.

8.4   Describe processes and techniques of environmental health planning compared with EMS ( ISO 14001) and Strategic Planning processes.

8.5 Understand and describe the major roles of international environment-related organizations: UNEP, WHO, FAO, WTO, Worldbank etc., including

       contemporary Environmental Paradigm shifts and the milestones of Sustainability Principle, from RIO-declaration to Johannesberg WSSD.

8.6 Understand and conduct Environmental Program Feasibility Studies , including environmental decision-making tools as Risk Assessment (RA),

           Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Economic Analyses.

      8.7 Understand Sanitation/Environmental Health Profession Issues and make comparisons of various Environment-related Organizations.

9.Couse Outline

 

WiIeek	Lecture/seminar	Hour	Lab.	Hour	Instructor
1 11 June 2004	Environmental Health/Sanitation and Scopes of works in relation to Public Health Services. Environmental Paradigm Shifts.	2	What is Env. H.?	-	Asst Prof Shalasai Huangprasert
2 18 June 2004	Environmental Health System Analysis: Models DPSEEA, F-Diagram & Preventive Strategies	2	Environmental Health Policy	-	Asst Prof ShalasaiHuangprasert
3 25 June 2004	Environmental Laws & Local Government Sanitation Regulations	2	Assignment 1	-	Asst Prof ShalasaiHuangprasert
4 2 July 2004	Environmental Strategic Panning	2	Fundamental Planning   http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/environ.html	-	Asst Prof ShalasaiHuangprasert
5 9 July 2004	Environmental  Action Planning/Project Management (1) Log-Frame	2	Assignmet 2  Urban Planning   Local Agenda21(LA21)	-	Asso.Prof. Prayoon Fongsatitkul
6 16 July 2004	Environmental Project Management(2)	2	Assignment 3	-	Asso.Prof. Prayoon Fongsatitkul
7 23 July 2004	Environmental Health/Sanitation Organization	2	http://www.neha.org	-	Asst Prof Shalasai Huangprasert
8	EXAM 1				Asst Prof Shalasai Huangprasert
9	Environmental Health Personnel Management	2	Sanitarian Credential		Asst Prof Shalasai Huangprasert
10	Environmental  Management System (ISO14001)	2			Dr.Kraichart  Tantrakalarpa
11	National Environmental Policy Analysis	2			Dr.Saksithi   Treedej
12	Environmental Economics(1)	2	Assignment 4	-
13	Environmental Economics(2)	2			Asst Prof Shalasai Huangprasert
15	Environmental Health  Indicators/ Monitoring & Surveillances/Sanitary Surveys	2	Assigment (5)		Asst Prof Shalasai Huangprasert
16	Review Case-Studies and presentation	2	Presentations		Staff
17	FINAL EXAM				Asst Prof Shalasai Huangprasert

10. Teaching Method

10.1 Lecture

10.2 Discussion : Seminars

10.3 VDO & Film Showing

10.4 Student Presentation

11. Teaching Media

11.1 Multipurpose projector, LCD & computer

12.2 VCD on environmental Pollutions (air, water, solid waste, slum areas & Radiological Health Effects)

12. Course Achievement

12.1Attendance5%

12.2Exam 130 %

12.3Assignment & Presentation20%

12.4Poster or Exhibition 15 %

12.5Final Exam 30%

13 Course Evaluation:

      A         90-100 %

        B+       85-89 %

B         80-84 %

C+       75-79 %

C          70-74 %

D          60-69 %

F            < 60 %

 

1.       References

 1.Bainbridge,J. & Sapirie,S.,"Health Project Management-a manual of procedures for
formulating and implementing Health Projects" WHO,Geneva,1974
2.SEARO REGIONAL HEALTH PAPERS No.2 " Health Planning and Management Glossary"
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia ,1984
3.WHO Technical Report Series No.10 &47(the first and the second session of the Expert
Committee on Environmental Sanitation.)
4. Meggison,L.C.,"Personnel Management-A Human Resources Approach" Richard D. Irwin,
INC.,III,1981
5. http://www.who.org/ , http://www.epa.gov/ ,www.gdrc.org/uem/ , http://www.iclei.org/

        15. Instructors

      15.1 Asst Prof Shalasai Huangprasert M.P.H.

15.3 Asso.Prof . Dr.Prayoon Fongsatitkul Ph.D.

15.4 Asso.Prof.Dr.Pitaya Charupoonpol M.D.

15.5 Guest Lecturer : Emer. Prof. Pichit Sakulbhram M.P.H.

15.6  Guest Lecturer : Dr. Sakdisith  Treedej  . President of  Environmental Health Science Association  &  Deputy Minister of National Science & Technology 

16. Course Coordinator:

Asst.Prof. Shalasai Huangprasertphshp @ mahidol.ac.th                                 phone: 01-6190378Room: 2411 Bld 2 Fl 4