Health protection (5 cr)
Code: YT00AF71-3002
General information
Enrollment
16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Timing
07.01.2020 - 30.04.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Technology
Teachers
- Henna Kauppi
Teacher in charge
Henna Kauppi
Groups
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YTMI18KP
Objective
You can carry out risk-based supervision and you know the regulations concerning health protection. You can give instructions in fault and special situations.
You know how health protection supervision is organized in Finland and what roles and responsibilities each organization has.
You can identify and evaluate the impacts of different procedures on humans, health and environment.
Content
How to act in cases of food or water based epidemics? How to report on epidemics? How to prepare for the impacts of climate change maintaining the targets of environment and health protection? How do the roles of occupational health and safety and health protection supervision differ and what kind of cooperation is there?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Attending the course requires completing the course of Basics of environmental health or equivalent knowledge.