ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
1. OVERVIEW
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with how our living, working and leisure environments affect our health. It’s a gripping subject to study and a fascinating field to work in. Whether you’re helping improve the living conditions of society’s poorest, or working with a company to improve health and safety for staff and customers, your work will have a huge, life-changing and often life-saving impact.
2. WHY STUDY AICD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT COURSE?
AICD is the training institute of choice of environmental health Management course in the Africa. This course is highly work-focused, with a strong emphasis on practical work and real-life case studies and you’ll be able to take advantage of our close links within the industry..
Many of our teaching staff are chartered environmental health practitioners and under their expert guidance, previous students have done research into a wide variety of areas, including listeria in food, the effects of heavy smoking, skin lightening, water pollution and the attitudes of people living in high-rise buildings towards recycling.
3. WHAT WILL YOU GAIN?
As well as gaining an in-depth understanding of all five key areas of environmental health Management (food safety, housing, environmental protection, occupational health, and public health), you will also gain the knowledge to identify and assess health and safety risks. You will be competent in implementing measures to safeguard and improve health and safety in a variety of settings.
- HOW CAN THE AICD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SUPPORT YOUR CAREER?
The work of an environmental health practitioner is incredibly wide-ranging, covering anything from dealing with outbreaks of food poisoning or TB, to ensuring the health and welfare of farmed livestock. It is a rewarding, varied, challenging and satisfying career. Traditionally, our graduates have gone on to be public health practitioners with local authorities. This rewarding role gives you the chance to work on different sites and in different settings, and draws not only on your science background but your ability to be a good communicator and listener.
Equally, you might be interested in developing you career into research, consultancy, education or training. There are also a growing number of international opportunities which you might wish to consider.
The variety of roles available means that you will be able to work in a wide range of sectors such as:
- The Environment Agency
- Public Health Institutions
- NGOs and International Agencies
- The Food Standards Agency
- The Health and Safety Executive
- Ministry of Health
There are also opportunities within local authorities, housing associations, or in sectors ranging from travel to retail or waste management.
- COURSE OBJECTIVES
The Course aims of equipping participants with advanced knowledge, intellectual skills and competencies to effectively lead and partner with allied health care professionals in the delivery of preventive health services. The programme’s curriculum is based upon the five pillars of environmental health training which are community health, food safety and hygiene, occupational health and safety, environmental pollution control and built environment.
- WHO SHOULD ENROL?
The course is aimed at:
- practicing environmental health officers
- food safety and hygiene desk officers
- water and environmental sanitation desk officers
- food safety and hygiene desk officers
- district health education officers
- others pursuing or intending to pursue a career in the field of environmental health management.
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