A study of environmental factors and how they interact with agent and host factors in the causation, prevention, and control of disease in human populations. Focus is on water supply, sanitation, industrial and solid waste management, vector control, atmospheric pollution control, and tropical housing. Appropriate technologies for intervention are also studied. An introduction to the fundamental methods of collecting, organizing, and presenting data. This course is a study of the general principles involved in the frequency, distribution and etiology of acute and chronic diseases, and the methods for disease surveillance and control.
Emphasis is on the epidemiology of lifestyle related diseases.
A discussion of the principles of administration in the context of prevailing health care systems and primary health care, the course analyzes the structure and function of government and non-government health care programs, evaluates their impact on the health of communities, and proposes models to enhance effective and efficient delivery of health services of health services. A study of the principles of nutritional science and their application to the health of the public throughout the life cycle. Also examines local and international policies and programs of intervention for the prevention and control of nutrition-related diseases. Introduces the student to the principles of exercise physiology and the role of a regular physical fitness program in the prevention of acute and chronic diseases. The focus of the course is on lifestyle planning.