
The environmental health officer in an industrial society: report on a WHO consultation, Copenhagen, 20–23 November 1979 / World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Tác giả : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Năm xuất bản : 1980
ISBN : 9789289024839 (print)
Tùng thư :
EURO reports and studies
Chủ đề : 1. Congress. 2. Education, Continuing. 3. Education, Professional. 4. Environmental Health -- education. 5. Europe. 6. Health Personnel. 7. Professional Role. 8. Publications.
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Tóm tắt : | 31 p. A consultation on the role, functions and training requirements of environmental health officers (sanitarians) in Europe, held in December 1977, stressed the importance of developing a specialist category of personnel, to be termed “environmental health officers”, who would carry out the well established duties of sanitarians/sanitary inspectors, including inspection of housing and food hygiene. However, in industrialized countries, many new and complex problems are being encountered which logically could be dealt with by the same type of personnel, provided that adequate training and an appropriate career structure are developed. Such problems include the environmental health aspects of air and water pollution, the disposal of wastes and the chemical contamination of food. This work calls for familiarity with industrial and agricultural processes involving a considerable degree of technical competence. The promotion of environmental health is essentially a multidisciplinary task, but the need has been felt in many Member States for a particular type of professional officer who would be trained to deal specifically with the various environmental factors affecting human health. Consequently, a study on professional profiles has been included as a priority item in the medium-term programme of environmental health of the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The purpose of this follow-up consultation, held in Copenhagen on 20–23 November 1979, was to establish a professional profile for the environmental health officer in an industrial society. |
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