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Online Course on Sanitation and Public Health

This course is designed to give participants an in-depth understanding of the links between sanitation and public health.

For whom?

This course is designed for those with an interest in onsite sanitation and public health such as practitioners, academicians, consultants, researchers, students and representatives from NGOs.

Prerequisites

While there is not a strict prerequisite to undertaking this course is recommended that the participants have clear concepts on Microbiology (first-year undergraduate level, eg. classification of microbial life, autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms, growth requirements etc. ). In case you desire to update/refresh these concepts you can have a look at our free online preparatory courses on Microbiology via the link: https://ocw.un-ihe.org/

Learning objectives

  1. Identify disease and transmission routes associated with human excreta
  2. Identify the range of health hazards related to human excreta in communities
  3. Evaluate the control of health hazards associated with human excreta

Course content

The following themes are covered in this online course: human health hazards related to excreta, pathogens and transmission routes associated with human excreta, non-infectious health issues related to sanitation, and control measures to protect public health. This course also includes case studies of sanitation intervention trials and workshops on the most up-to-date risk evaluation tools such as Sanitation Safety Plans and SaniPath.

Study subjects include:

  • Introduction to Public Health
  • Human Health Hazards and Human Excreta
  • Review and Assessment of Transmission Routes
  • Characteristics and lifecycles of sanitation-relevant pathogens
  • Control Measures
  • Risk Evaluation Tools

This course has been developed by renowned public health experts from our partners Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) and in conjunction with the WHO.

Key lecturers

  • Christine Moe - Emory University, USA
  • Joe Brown - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
  • Mirko Winkler - Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Ready to apply?

Course Coordinator

Claire Furlong

Senior Lecturer in Sanitary Engineering

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