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Environmental Science and Basics of Civil Protection
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:20.08.2021 15:58:04
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | AUVMK_035 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Sabīne Grīnberga | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, avmk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67060816 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Preliminary knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry, physics, biology, microbiology and physiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Raise awareness of various environmental components, factors and their role and impact on the health of the individual; acquire basic knowledge of civil protection. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basic principles of civil protection. Disaster management system in Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | National civil protection system, tasks, regulatory framework. Potential disasters in the country. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Environmental health. Environmental diseases and related diseases. Main types of the effects of environmental pollution on the human body. Global environmental health issues. Air as part of the environment, the effects of air pollution on human health. Indoor air problems, sick building syndrome. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Electromagnetic wave scale, sources of natural and artificial electromagnetic radiation. Non-ionising, ionising radiation. The impact of information and communication technologies on human mental and physical health. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Visible light, natural and artificial lighting. Effects of light on human health. Sources of natural and artificial blue light, its effects on biological rhythms. Ultraviolet radiation, its effects on human health. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Measurements of microclimatic parameters. Carbon dioxide as an indicator of the indoor air quality indicator. Taking light measurements. Water and its role. Effects of water and soil pollution on health. Diseases caused by water pollution. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Working environment of medical institutions. Risk factors for the working environment – physical and bodily injury factors. Risk factors for the working environment – chemical, biological, psychological and emotional. Prevention of the burn-out syndrome. The importance of work-life balance. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Analysis of the workplace inspection; presentation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basic principles of civil protection. Disaster management system in Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | National civil protection system, tasks, regulatory framework. Potential disasters in the country. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Environmental health. Environmental diseases and related diseases. Main types of the effects of environmental pollution on the human body. Global environmental health issues. Air as part of the environment, the effects of air pollution on human health. Indoor air problems, sick building syndrome. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Electromagnetic wave scale, sources of natural and artificial electromagnetic radiation. Non-ionising, ionising radiation. The impact of information and communication technologies on human mental and physical health. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Visible light, natural and artificial lighting. Effects of light on human health. Sources of natural and artificial blue light, its effects on biological rhythms. Ultraviolet radiation, its effects on human health. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Measurements of microclimatic parameters. Carbon dioxide as an indicator of the indoor air quality indicator. Taking light measurements. Water and its role. Effects of water and soil pollution on health. Diseases caused by water pollution. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 7 | Working environment of medical institutions. Risk factors for the working environment – physical and bodily injury factors. Risk factors for the working environment – chemical, biological, psychological and emotional. Prevention of the burn-out syndrome. The importance of work-life balance. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 8 | Analysis of the workplace inspection; presentation. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Acquisition of extended knowledge, skills and competence using training materials on e-study environment, from presentations, discussions of other student reports and student research work. Preparing and presenting reports on issues related to environmental health. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | • quality of e-test answers; • participation in practical classes; • topicality of the content of independent work; • presentation quality. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | • name and describe environmental factors that are harmful to human health in certain environmental conditions; • define environmental health problems; • specify the measures to be taken to reduce the risk of environmental pollution. | ||||||||
| Skills: | • recognise harmful environmental factors; and • assess their level of risk. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • use the acquired knowledge on environmental health issues in own professional activities; • make proposals, plan and take measures to improve environmental conditions and to eliminate or reduce shortcomings in the organisation of the working environment. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Vides veselība. Rīga: RSU, 2008. - 695 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kļaviņš M., Zaļoksna J. Vide un ilgtspējīga attīstība. – Rīga: LU, 2011. -70-183 lpp. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.who.int/phe/en/ | ||||||||
