Introduction to Public Health Engineering in Humanitarian Contexts
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3 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2397 | yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Teaser
- Course overview
- Why public health engineering matters?
- Environmental transmission pathways
- Waterborne pathogens
- Introduction to water quality criteria
- How does drinking water become unsafe?
- Water quantity
- Introduction to vector control
- Case study - Plague in Madagacar
- Summary Week 1
Readings
- About the course
- Further reading
- Week description and objectives
- Introduction
- Infectious diseases
- Water quantity and quality requirements
- Vector control
- Summary
Practice Exercises
- F-Diagram
- Water consumption worldwide
Videos
- Introduction to humanitarian contexts
- Planning and assessment
- Case study - Bringing precious water in rural environment
- Case study - Responding to emergencies
- Urban contexts
- Impact of protracted armed conflicts on essential urban services
- A Call for a Better Urban Approach
- Case study - Water and Iraq 1991 -2003
- Summary of the week
Readings
- Week description and objectives
- Introduction
- Humanitarian response
- Urban challenges
- Summary
Practice Exercises
- The fundamentals principles in action
- Exam of week 2
Videos
- Introduction to water supply systems
- Case study - water supply in emergencies
- Water Source Selection
- Intake
- Abstraction
- Water Treatment
- Water Distribution, Transport & User safety
- Summary
Readings
- Week description and objectives
- Introduction
- Water source selection
- Intake & Abstraction
- Water treatment
- Water Distribution, Transport & User safety
- Further info on "Household water treatment and storage"
- Summary
Practice Exercise
- Exam of week 3
Videos
- Introduction to sanitation
- Sanitation products
- Excreta management in humanitarian crisis
- Sanitation technology selection
- On-site collection and storage technologies
- Collection and storage/treatment - Anaerobic technologies
- Conveyance technologies: Case study on Ebola waste management
- [Semi] Centralized treatment technologies - Treatment stages
- [Semi] Centralized treatment - Aerobic Technologies
- Anaerobic Technologies: Case study - Prisons running on biogas
- Summary Week 4
Readings
- Week description and objectives
- Introduction
- Sanitation systems
- Sanitation technologies
- Further information on sanitation technologies
- Summary
- Case study - The battle against sewage in Gaza
Practice Exercise
- Exam of week 4
Videos
- Introduction to week 5
- A systematic approach to behavior change
- Medical Waste Management - Part a
- Medical Waste Management - Part b
- Conclusion
Readings
- Week description and objectives
- Introduction
- Further info on solide waste management
- Hygiene promotion
- Further reading on hygiene promotion in emergencies
- Medical waste management
- Example of medical waste management
- Summary
Practice Exercises
- Medical waste mangement worldwide
- Exam of week 5