Diploma in Environmental Management in Health

According to the World Health Organization, 25% of illnesses and deaths worldwide are due to what are known as environmental causes. These include unsafe drinking water, natural and man-made disasters, environmental pollution, emerging diseases, and unsafe working conditions. This is particularly evident in countries with weaker environmental regulations. The health sector, therefore, bears the responsibility of leading the change in environmental stewardship, as the impact of environmental diseases presents numerous challenges in addressing and designing public health response strategies. Furthermore, the health sector itself is highly polluting if not managed properly.

• Address | Dr. María Verónica Torres Cerino
• Coordination | Ms. María Marta Cozzarin

• Healthcare professionals (nurses, doctors, pharmacists, biochemists, occupational health and safety professionals, etc.) who want to understand and develop their skills as change leaders, adopt a new approach to care management at the institutional level, and improve the quality of care with an emphasis on caring for the planet.

• Professionals from other disciplines related to the health sector.

• The diploma program is especially recommended for those who wish to acquire skills and knowledge to qualify for a leadership position in environmental management at an institutional level or for those who wish to develop their leadership in this area within a specific focus.

14 asynchronous modules (the module will be enabled on campus every Monday)

2/3 face-to-face meetings

Diploma in Environmental Management in Health

Diploma course with asynchronous instruction, with weekly delivery of materials in the form of classes and an open discussion forum for interaction between teachers and students, as well as among the students themselves.
Total hourly load: 80h, with final integrative assessment.
It includes two synchronous meetings socialization and thematic work.

Syllabus

4/8 – History. General information. Environmental disasters. Climate change. Impact of climate change on health. Climate change from a public health perspective.

11/8 – Climate change. General concepts of pollution and sustainability crisis.

18/8 – Public health measures related to the environment. Environment and health. Children's environmental health. Leadership in environmental health.

25/8 – International legislation applied to the environment. National legislation applied to the environment.

Synchronous meeting

1/9 – Quality of healthcare applied to the environment. Global work agendas. Climate crisis and SDGs. Social determinants and access to health. Movements and alliances. Local and international agendas.

8/9 – Environmental toxins by sector and topic: metals.

15/9 – Environmental toxins by sector and topic: hydrocarbons, POPs, VOCs.

22/9 – Environmental toxins by sector and topic: pesticides.

29/9 – Healthy environments: work, home, education, hospitals. Toxins of everyday life.

6/10 – Healthy eating. Dietary trends and alternative medicine. Diabetes, obesity, food and globalization. Food intolerances.

13/10 – Latex poisoning.

20/10 – Environmentally related diseases. Environmentally related cancer. Teratogenesis. Windows of vulnerability.

27/10 – Indoor air pollution. Outdoor air pollution.

3/11 – Radiation.

10/11 – Drinking water.

17/11 – Contamination from medications. Contamination in hospitals and health centers.

24/11 – Management of chemical emergencies in open areas and in hospitals. Management and response to natural disasters.

1/12 – Damage mitigation measures. Strategies.

Synchronous meeting

15/12 – Local and global initiatives. Environmental management applied to health. Carbon footprint measurement.

Final integrative assessment

From 15 / 12 to 22 / 12 – Multiple choice format. Duration: one hour.

• To bring together those interested in the environment and health and to generate a critical mass in a scenario of changes and adaptation to climate change.

• To train change leaders capable of transforming the practices of health institutions, making them safer for the environment and safer for patients.

• To train students in specific methods to detect and manage opportunities for improvement, diagnose and develop change strategies in the field of ecology applied to health.

• Sharing a transformative vision about the care and efficient management of Patient Quality and Safety in congruence with the care of the planet.

• History. Environmental disasters.

• Climate change. Impact of climate change on health.

• Climate change from a public health perspective.

• Public health measures related to the environment.

• International legislation applied to the environment. National legislation applied to the environment.

• Environment and health.

• Children's environmental health.

• Leadership in environmental health.

• Patient safety. Exposure mitigation.

• Quality of healthcare applied to the environment

• Environmental toxins by sector and topic (metals, hydrocarbons, POPs, VOCs, pesticides)

• Healthy environments: work, home, education, hospitals.

• Promotion in healthy environments: work, home, schools, hospitals.

• Diabetes, obesity, food and globalization.

• Healthy eating. Trends in diets and alternative medicines.

• Food allergies.

• Safe use of medications, proper disposal.

• Latex allergy.

• Respiratory diseases of environmental origin.

• Environmentally related cancer.

• Teratogenesis.

• Radiation.

• Drinking water, purification.

• Indoor air pollution.

• Outdoor air pollution.

• Management of chemical emergencies in open areas and in hospitals.

• Damage mitigation measures. Strategies.

• Local and global initiatives.

• Environmental management applied to health.

• Electronic Certificates

Diploma courses are not considered degrees but rather courses and therefore do not issue titles but certificates (DNGU. DOCUS N°3. Inc.12).

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Due to the complex economic situation in Argentina, the tuition fees for our programs and degrees are adjusted periodically. This is to preserve the academic quality that underpins our value proposition and to meet the University's commitments and obligations. These increases will be based on indicators reported by the Central Bank of Argentina.

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• Payment Policies: The participant must pay or confirm their payment method and/or fee at least 72 hours prior to the start of the activity through the means mentioned in the FEES section.
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• Cancellation policy prior to the start of the course: Cancellations must be made at least 96 hours in advance through a formal channel by sending an email to posgradofcb@austral.edu.ar placing in the subject WITHDRAWAL REQUEST – “Name of Course/Activity” (In the body of the message, you must include your personal information: name and surname, ID number).
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