#HC-03-51 Occupational Health in Developing Countries
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
University of BergenDescription
Learn how to work on the issue of occupational health in a low-income setting
Occupational health is a neglected part of public health in many developing countries where industrial activity is increasing.
On this course, you’ll broaden your knowledge of occupational health and learn how to prevent diseases and injuries caused by working conditions in developing countries.
You’ll explore the tasks and structure of occupational health services, workplace risk factors, major occupational diseases and the steps of a risk assessment.
You’ll learn about the role of different actors in occupational health, including employers, employees, health services, and the Labor Inspection.
What topics will you cover?
This course provided the following key themes:
- Occupational health – basic definitions and concepts
- Chemical, biological and physical factors at work and development of diseases and injuries
- Psychosocial factors and health at work
- Structures and functions of Occupational Health Services and how to care for the worker’s Health
- Methods for measurements of work environment factors and health in occupational health settings
- Prevention of occupational diseases and injuries
Who will you learn with?
Professor in Occupational Medicine and International Health. Main interest: Occupational Health in developing countries; mostly chemical hazards, dust and respiratory health as well as shift work.
Physician/specialist in occupational medicine at the University hospital and PhD candidate at Occupational and environmental medicine. Interests include health effects due to adverse work conditions.
Professor, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Bergen. My main work is on exposure assessment of chemical and physical hazards, including several industries in developing countries.
Associate professor and group leader at the Research Group for Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Bergen. Physician in occupational medicine at the University hospital.
Who developed the course?
The University of Bergen (UiB) offers first-class education and cutting-edge research at our location in the city centre of Bergen, Norway.
What Will I Learn?
- Assess the most important risk factors for illness and injuries at work places
- Evaluate the risk for illness and injuries at work places
- Discuss needed preventive measures at a work place, based on a risk assessment
- Reflect on occupational health in a global perspective, and know how to work on the issue in a low income setting
Topics for this course
Welcome to this course
Basic concepts00:06:00
Why would you like to learn about Occupational Health in Developing Countries?
Introduction to occupational health
Risk assessment
Occupational injuries
Occupational diseases
Excellent presentation ! systematic approach , easy to learn
I am aware now of so many things i did not know...i truly believe that work places should have training sessions for their workers. There should also ne ongoing training sessions for employers as well ad employees.
The level was very OK especially as I am in the field already and I joined to expand my knowledge. The content was also in line with some things I know are related to Health and Safety and sometimes have a little more.
Great course was a very well presented course, with a great amount of information across a variety of topics, and the links to get additional information were also very useful. Very happy, thank you!
I really enjoyed this short course. I thought it was set-out well, with introductory videos to each unit, followed by articles and short quizzes. I really like the poll / discussion opportunities with fellow participants. It was interesting to hear first-hand accounts of what happens in their respective countries, and was a great learning tool.
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This occupational health course is designed for anyone who wants to understand how to prevent the development of diseases and injuries caused by poor working conditions in developing countries.
- This course is open to anyone, though study in medicine, dentistry, health sciences or natural sciences, and a good knowledge of English will be helpful to understand more complex aspects of the course.