Environmental Sanitation And Hygiene

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. define the following terms: environment, environmental sanitation, sanitation; 2. list the components of environmental sanitation in Nigeria; 3. discuss the principles and application of CLTS; 4. explain the process involved in burial and disposal of the dead; 5. outline the techniques involved in promoting community sanitation; 6. describe sanitation advocacy using various media; 7. illustrate the method involved in quantifying silt, refuse, sewage and many others; 8. discuss National Policy on Environmental Sanitation; 9. discuss the factors responsible for poor sanitation in Nigeria; 10. discuss marketing sanitation; 11. develop proposal for environmental sanitation; 12. carry out advocacy and sensitisation on environmental sanitation; 13. take part in institutional sanitation; 14. what are the constitutional responsibilities on environmental sanitation (3rd schedule) ; 15. discuss the features, characteristics and operations of eco-san; and 16. enumerate diseases related to environmental sanitation.

Definition, concepts, terminologies in environmental Ssnitation: environment, environmental sanitation. components of environmental sanitation: solid waste management, excreta and sewage disposal, food sanitation, market and abattoir sanitation, sanitary inspection of premises (SIP), housing and urban development, management of the urban drainage system, school sanitation, pest and vector control, adequate potable water supply, control of reared and stray animals, weed and vegetation control, hygiene education and promotion, hospital sanitation, medical waste sanitation. Methods of disposal of dead bodies, embalmment of dead bodies, autopsy report, disposal of dead bodies in emergency conditions, exhumation, transportation of corpse, mortuary and cemetery. Planning for sanitation. Special homes sanitation, recreational centres and garden sanitation, Institutional sanitation such as hospital, government offices, government houses, stadia, and many others. SIP Tools (E.S. 1-15); Role of Environmental Health practitioners in environmental sanitation, institutional sanitation and many others. organisation of sanitation activities. Techniques involved in promoting community sanitation. Community mobilisation and participation in environmental sanitation. Management of urban drainage system. Financing environmental sanitation. Sanitation advocacy: Talking sanitation using various media. Tools, equipment and instruments for environmental sanitation. Development of proposal for sanitation; Strategies for Sustaining environmental sanitation. Indices of environmental sanitation among populace. Reporting system for sanitation; national policy on environmental sanitation; Environmental sanitation laws; features of eco-toilets, types of eco-toilets; recycling the nutrient. Grey water characteristics and management, advantages and disadvantages of ecological sanitation; Environmental Sanitation Diseases such as Ascariasis, Cholera and many others. 400 Level