Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences

Key Knowledge and Skills to be Acquired:

Understanding of how environmental factors contribute to communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Knowledge of zoonotic diseases, waterborne diseases, and foodborne illnesses.

Knowledge of food hygiene standards, contamination prevention, and safe food handling practices

Ability to assess workplace hazards and promote safe working environments.

Understanding of environmental health policies, legal frameworks, and enforcement procedures.

Competence in risk communication, emergency planning, and community response coordination.

Requirements

Secondary school or Statement with 5 O' level Credit or better and that should include Maths,English, Science or Biology and any other two subjects.

Course description

The Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences is a professional program designed to prepare students with the knowledge and practical skills needed to protect public health through environmental management, disease prevention, and community health promotion. The program integrates scientific, technical, and regulatory components of environmental health, equipping learners to identify environmental hazards, conduct inspections, manage sanitation systems, enforce public health laws, and respond to environmental emergencies. Through fieldwork, laboratory training, and community outreach, students gain the competencies required to work effectively in public health departments, municipalities, environmental agencies, industries, and community health programs.

Environmental Health Risk Identification and Assessment

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Management

Food Safety and Public Health Inspection

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Environmental Laws, Ethics, and Emergency Response

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