Course: Environmental Factors and Impact on Health

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Course title Environmental Factors and Impact on Health
Course code PVL/ZDA29
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Janoutová Jana, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Trajerová Renata, Mgr.
Course content
1. Basic concepts and legislation of EU and CR in relation to environmental factors 2. Selected physical and chemical environmental factors and their impact on population health 3. System of monitoring the health status of the Czech population in relation to the environment 4. Biological monitoring in the Czech Republic 5. Mutagenic environmental factors - physical, chemical and biological mutagens 6. Teratogens and their effects - Wilson's table 7. Outdoor air and its pollution 8. Suspended particles PM, gaseous pollutants 9. Selected toxic substances released into the ambient air from transport, air quality in the Czech Republic - long-term trends 10. Sources and production of drinking water 11. Principles of operation of public and rehabilitation pools, prevention of transmission of infectious agents transmitted by water 12. Waste water and its remediation 13. Soil and its risks, children's sandboxes and stadiums with crushed surfaces - chemical and biological hazards 14. Deposition of toxic substances, radon 15. Waste sorting, municipal waste, program for waste from medical facilities

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The subject is conceived as theoretical and is part of a complex of subjects enabling students to work in all spheres of health care. Students will learn to use different methods of work to support the health of individuals, groups and societies in relation to environmental risk factors. An integral part is familiarization with legal norms and professional terminology based on legislation related to the subject.
Upon completion of the course the student should be familiar with the EU and CR legislation in relation to environmental factors. He should be able to respond to emergencies - environmental accidents, smog warning and regulation systems, sewer disasters and the spread of contaminated drinking water. He should be familiar with the chemical control system (REACH) adopted in EU countries.
Prerequisites
unspecified
PVL/ZDA11 and PVL/ZDA18

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work, Written exam

Preparation and presentation of seminar papers. Proof of self-study by a list of studied literature. Individual study.
Recommended literature
  • Bencko, V., Novák, J., Suk, M. a kol. (2011). Zdraví a přírodní podmínky: (medicína a geologie). Praha: Dolin.
  • Kollárová, H. a kol. (2017). Vybrané kapitoly z epidemiologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.
  • Kollárová, H. (2011). Vybrané kapitoly z epidemiologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Linhart I. (2014). Toxikologie, Interakce škodlivých látek s živými organismy, jejich mechanismy, projevy a důsledky.. VŠCHT Praha.
  • Loučka, T. (2014). Chemie životního prostředí. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Fakulta životního prostředí.
  • Matoušková, I., Vlčková, J. (2016). Vybrané kapitoly z epidemiologie 2. LF UP v Olomouci.
  • MAYHALL, C. Glen. (2012). Hospital epidemiology and infection control. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • OVERWAY, Kenneth S. (2017). Environmental chemistry: an analytical approach. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Prokeš J. (2005). Základy toxikologie. Obecná toxikologie a ekotoxikologie. Galén, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Public Health (2019) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter