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Departement of Community Health Development

GOAL

 

To develop personnel competent and responsible for the prevention of diseases, ill health conditions and the promotion of health. 

AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME

By the end of the training, the graduate should be able to perform the following:

• Management of health servicesµ

• Nutrition and Food quality

• Communicable disease control

• Waste management

• Safe water management

• Housing/ Building construction

• Occupational health and safety

• Behavioral change

• Research and Training

ACADEMIC STAFF

Permanent staff	8
Visiting staff	18
TOTAL	26

 

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

year	Degree	Diploma
1st	41	-
2nd	49	-
3rd	-	33
Total	90	33

 

NUMBER OF GRADUATES 2004-2007

ACADEMIC YEAR	NUMBER	GENDER
		FEMALE	MALE
2004	31	9	22
2005	41	9	32
2006	49
2007	42

 

ADMISSION CONDITIONS

There are requirements that a candidate must fulfill to be admitted in the Faculty of Community Health Development. The candidate must have sat for the following required subjects at secondary school level:

• Biology, Chemistry & Latin

• Mathematics & Physics

• Laboratory

• Hygiene& Sanitation

AWARD
On completion of the four years training, the graduate will be awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health Sciences; abbreviated as “B.Env.H.Sc”.
TITLE OF THE GRADUATE 
The successful graduate will be designated Environmental Health Officer, abbreviated as
E.H.O.

 

SUBJECTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT:
FIRST YEAR

N° OF SUBJECTS	SUBJECTS	TOTAL CREDITS
1	Civic education	4
2	Biochemistry	3
3	Introd to computer & lib.	4
4	General microbiology	3
5	Clinical psychology	3
6	Vector&vermin control	15
7	Anatomy I	6
8	Medical Ethics	3
9	First Aid	3
10	Lab. Techniques	3
11	Human Environment	15
12	Sociology	3
13	Parasitology	3
14	Analytical Chemistry	8
15	Traditional Medicine	10
16	Nutrition & Nutr. Pathology	15
17	Technical Drawing	15
18	Languages	4
	TOTAL	120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND YEAR

N° OF SUBJECTS	SUBJECTS	TOTAL CREDITS
1.	Building Technology I	12
2.	Small scale water supply	12
3.	Computer literacy	3
4.	Food Technology and Hygiene	12
5.	Environmental health legislation1	7
6.	Solid Wastes management	11
7.	Liquid wastes management 1	11
8.	Public health/Primary Health Care	4
9.	Excreta management	10
10.	Community Development	8
11.	Communicable  Diseases	4
12.	Pharmacology 1	3
13.	Biostatistics and Epidemiology	5
14.	Communication skills	3
15.	Research Methodology	4
16.	HIV/AIDS	3
17.	Field Practical/Stage	8
	TOTAL	120

 

THIRD YEAR

N° OF SUBJECTS	SUBJECTS	TOTAL CREDITS
1.	Building Technology II1	7
2.	Sanitation of Public Places	7
3.	Sanitary Legislation	7
4.	Disaster Management	6
5.	Environmental Poll. Control	7
6.	Managt&marketing of Envir. H S	8
7.	Premises Inspection	6
8.	Professional Ethics	4
9.	Foodstuff Analysis	7
10.	Food Inspection	8
11.	Occupational Health	5
12.	Social Com.& counseling	6
13.	Traditional Medicine	5
14.	Quality Assurance	5
15.	Field Practical/Stage	12
16.	Dissertation (TFE)	20
	TOTAL	120

 

THE LIST OF IMPORTANT BOOKS IN ENVIRONMENTAL  HEALTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

No	AUTHORS	YEAR	TITLE	COUNTRY/TOWN	PUBLISHER
1	keith tones, jackie green	2006	environmental health engineering in the tropics. an introductory text	london	sage publications
2	charles kerr	1990	communicable disease control hand book	uk	intermediate  technology publication
3	w.h.besset	1995	clay’s handbook of environmental health 17th ed	london	chapman & hall
4	c.r.a. martin	1978	practical food inspection 9th ed	london	h.k.lewis & co ltd
5	sam godfrey, guy howard	2005	water safety plans : bookssupporting	london	wedc, loughborough university