Unit Code: EVH717

Unit Name: Governance and Laws for Environmental Health

Description: Governance and law of Environmental Health in Pacific Island Countries involve acts and regulations to protect both natural and anthropogenic environments. These legal frameworks regulate measures against pollution, health hazards, and climate impacts, ensuring sustainable development and community resilience through compliance, monitoring and enforcement

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss governance in terms of the origins of acts and regulations in Fiji system and other Pacific Island Countries 2. Apply legal frameworks that govern and protect Environmental Public Health in PIC 3. Apply legal frameworks that regulate borders and movement of people 4. Apply legal frameworks that regulate environmental protection 5. Apply other EH-related frameworks in PIC that regulate services sectors and settlements 6. Apply legal frameworks that regulate local and outer island divisional governance

Prerequisite: Eligibility to be enrolled in Level 7 courses

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2