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| Environmental Health Impact Assessment is a relatively recent process which seeks to predict the impact of a development before the
development proposal has been approved, so that negative impacts can be reduced or avoided, positive impacts can be enhanced and the probability of sustainable development increased. It is a key component of informed decision-making. (enHealth Council,2000) |
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Educational Goal of the Course: |
This international course on Environmental
Health Impact Assessment aims to develop
professionals not only equipped with
knowledge and skills needed to conduct a
thorough environmental health impact
assessment but also professionals imbued
with a holistic view of health and
health development and advocates of
environmental health and healthy public
policies. As EHIA professionals, they are
expected to make critical decisions based
not only on scientific evidence but also
according to what is legal, moral, and
ethical.
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Educational Philosophy: |
This training course will be guided by adult
learning principles and will therefore utilize
teaching learning strategies that will
maximize participants prior knowledge
and experiences. This would mean using a
problem-learning approach in knowledge
and skills development.
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| At the end of the course participants will be able to: |
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Conduct an Environmental Health Impact
Assessment |
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Manage an environmental health impact
assessment. |
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Advocate for the conduct of environmental
health impact assessment and utilization of
results. |
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Ensure quality of EHIA being conducted. |
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Monitor long term effects of development projects. |
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Communicate to various stakeholders
relevant issues related to EHIA. |
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| Course Content: |
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Module 1: Foundations of EHIA |
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Learning Styles/ Leveling off |
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EHIA, EIA, EH, Quality of life |
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Sustainable Development, Agenda 21 |
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Healthy public policy |
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Determinants of health |
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Ethical, legal & moral considerations of EHAI |
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Module 2: The EHIA Process |
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Screening |
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Scoping |
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Appraisal |
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Recommend measures |
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Report writing |
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Module 3: Managing EHIA and Ensuring Quality of Process |
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Policies, guidelines, and standards for
QA/QC |
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Concepts, principles, methodologies
and tools of QA/QC |
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Concepts of validity and reliability |
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Feasibility assessment of measures |
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Decision-making flow chart |
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Module 4: Monitoring Long term Effects of Development Projects |
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Policies rules and regulations |
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Role and responsibilities of relevant
agencies |
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Health hazards |
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Health surveillance system |
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Monitoring, concepts, tools, methods,
plans |
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Module 5: Communication and Advocacy |
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Philosophy, concept, principles, tools,
strategies of advocacy |
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Effective communication |
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Partnership and networking |
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Group dynamics |
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Social mobilization |
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Priority global issues and concerns |
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Module 6: Field Exposure to a Development Project |
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Participants: |
| The course is offered for those who are
going to be involved/ or currently involve
in EHIA work with: |
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some experiences on health, environment and development projects; |
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a certain level of English proficiency because the course is going to be conducted entirely in English; and |
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basic computer literacy. |
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Date and Venue of the Course: |
Date: November 10-25, 2008 |
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Venue: |
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Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400 Thailand |
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US$ 1500 to include cost materials and
field trip
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Payment: |
| The course fee should be paid in US Dollars by bank transfer to: |
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| Account name: |
International Relation Unit |
| Account No: |
254-203069-4 |
| Bank name: |
The Siam Commercial Bank Public Co. Ltd. |
| Bank Address: |
Hospital for Tropical Disease Branch |
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420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchadewee, |
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Bangkok 10400 , THAILAND |
| Swift Code / BIC code: |
SICOTHBK |
| Reference: |
Attn. Assist. Prof. Phanorsri Attanath |
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Deputy Dean for International Relation |
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| Please be advised that any bank charge is at your side. |
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| Accommodation: |
The Course Secretariat can assist to arrange for
accommodation at hotels or guest houses near
the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, upon request.
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Contact Person: |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wijitr Fungladda |
| Head, Department of Social and
Environmental Medicine and
Director of WHO Collaborating Centre for
Environmental Management for Disease
Vector Control in Sustainable Development
(WHO CC)
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Faculty of Tropical Medicine,
Mahidol University
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420/6 Ratchawithi Road,
Bangkok 10400 Thailand
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Tel: (66-2) 354-9100-19 ext. 1685, 1561 |
Fax: (66-2) 354-9166-7 |
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