Abstract:
The rapid growth of population in developing countries has been accompanied by enormous .
environmental degradation. Some of the degrading activities have resulted to poor living and health standards, Consequently diseases that affect Man, animals and plants have been on the increase in these countries. Therefore a need arises to have an in depth understanding of the relationship of people to their environment, in order to protect and enhance their health. Most of the environmental problems and their health effects have been aggravated by lack of adequate well-trained personnel to combat them. Therefore people should be empowered to participate actively, individually or collectively to improve the quality .of the environment. This calls for specialized training of personnel in Environmental Health.
Environmental Health is an interdisciplinary course of study incorporating Biology, Chemistry, Public Health, Christian Religion &Etllics and Engineering, with an emphasis on the effect of the environment on human health and its control. The programme includes both theoretical as well
. as practical aspects related to the assessment and control of environmental factors that could
potentially be dangerous to the health of the current and future generations.
The curriculum . in Environmental Health is designed to educate professionals by providing graduates with the appropriate knowledge and values necessary for identification, assessment, prevention, and control of environmental factors potentially harmful to human health, quality of life and to the stability and sustainability of ecosystems. In addition, graduates will obtain the necessary skills to plan, implement, update and enforce related programmes.
