VZkB63 Man and the Environment

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Jitka Reissmannová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Jitka Reissmannová, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Education and Health Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Health Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VZkB63/01: Fri 17. 3. 8:00–11:50 učebna 20, Fri 24. 3. 8:00–11:50 učebna 20, J. Reissmannová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The students will learn about environmental factors that affect the organism and health and will be able to use this information and knowledge to select appropriate preventive measures against various diseases. Another objective is to promote the students’ environmental and sustainable development thinking. The students will use the knowledge to develop positive attitudes to the protection and development of the environment, to understand the role of an individual in global environmental changes, and use these attitudes to influence others, especially children and young people. The students will use the knowledge acquired in the development of optimal conditions for working in school.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the students will: Understand and be able to interpret the basic knowledge about the issue of environmental factors and their positive and negative effects on the health of an individual or the whole population, Know specific preventive measures resulting from individual environmental factors, Be able to assess the impact of humans on the environment and minimize the negative impact of human activity, Know the issues of consumer behaviour in relation to food, water, waste and the environment in general.
Syllabus
  • 1. Physical, biological, chemical and social environmental factors, prevention resulting from individual factors. Noise, its harmful and disruptive effects on the organism. Diseases related to noise exposure. Anti-noise measures; 2. Physiological significance of colours. Principles of lighting hygiene relating to computer work. Types of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Radiation diseases. Principles of preventive measures; 3. Drinking water, principles of fluid intake. Nutrition in the 21st century, GM foods, superfoods, E-chemicals in food; 4. Outdoor air and most common chemical contaminants. Housing and health; 5. Indoor air, preventive measures for staying indoors. Waste materials and health. Types and sources of waste materials. Basic principles of safe waste disposal; 6. Environment in the world and in the Czech Republic. Work and health. Working environment, hazardous workplaces, occupational diseases, specifics of the school environment
Literature
    required literature
  • http://www.szu.cz/manual-prevence-v-lekarske-praxi?highlightWords=manu%C3%A1l+prevence
  • https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2933
  • TUČEK, Milan and Alena SLÁMOVÁ. Hygiena a epidemiologie pro bakaláře. 2., doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2018, 216 stran. ISBN 9788024639321. info
  • MÜLLEROVÁ, Dana. Hygiena, preventivní lékařství a veřejné zdravotnictví. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2014, 254 stran. ISBN 9788024625102. info
  • KOTULÁN, Jaroslav. Zdravotní nauky pro pedagogy. 3. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 258 stran. ISBN 9788021057630. info
    recommended literature
  • Environmental health. WHO: https://www.who.int/health-topics/environmental-health#tab=tab_1
Teaching methods
Series of theoretical lectures. The lectures will include examples of scientific videos. Students will prepare a partial selected topic in the form of a presentation and a theoretical text.
Assessment methods
Colloquium debate.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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