Environmental Health
Water and sanitation, waste management, and pollution control in Ghana for university students.
About Environmental Health on DigiTransact Mastermind
Water and sanitation, waste management, and pollution control in Ghana for university students.
Each of the 8 Environmental Health skills carries its own SmartScore from 0 to 100, so progress is measured per topic rather than as one overall grade.
All 52 Environmental Health questions come with the written reasoning behind the answer, so a wrong attempt still teaches the method.
Environmental Health work is filed under University, so you only see sets that match the stage you are studying.
Education levels covered
Tertiary and college foundations - Advanced study
8 Environmental Health skills at this level
Relevant curricula and exams
Based on the education levels this subject covers on the platform.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
Learning outcomes
After working through the Environmental Health practice sets you should be able to:
- Introduction to Environmental Health: How the environment affects health.
- Safe Water and Sanitation: Clean water and good sanitation.
- Community Health and Hygiene: Keeping communities healthy.
- Water & Sanitation: Understand safe water, sanitation and their link to health.
Sample questions
Real questions taken from the Environmental Health question bank, shown with the working learners see after answering.
Which disease is commonly spread by drinking contaminated water?
- Cholera
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Arthritis
Working: Cholera spreads through water or food contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
A clean community environment helps to
- reduce the spread of disease
- increase illness
- attract more mosquitoes
- pollute water
Working: Clean surroundings improve public health.
Environmental health is about
- how the environment affects human health
- car racing
- space travel
- painting only
Working: It studies how surroundings influence health.
Main topics and skills
Environmental Health is organised into 4 topic groups covering 8 practice skills. Open any skill to read the guide and start a practice set.
Environment and Health
Water, Sanitation and Waste
Environmental Health in Ghana
Sanitation & Public Hygiene
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Frequently asked questions
What stage of school does Environmental Health suit?
Environmental Health currently covers University. Every skill carries its own level tag, so you can start at the stage you are studying and move up once the earlier work is secure.
How is Environmental Health organised here?
The Environmental Health bank is grouped into 4 groups such as Environment and Health, Water, Sanitation and Waste, Environmental Health in Ghana and Sanitation & Public Hygiene, and every group breaks down further into separate skills.
How many Environmental Health questions are there?
The bank holds 52 Environmental Health questions spread over 8 skills, each one paired with the reasoning behind the correct answer.
Can I revise for tertiary coursework with this?
The Environmental Health skills are grouped by the levels sat for tertiary coursework, and they are labelled Tertiary foundation coursework. Filter by level to focus on the stage you are being examined on.
Can I read Environmental Health pages without signing in?
No account is needed to read a Environmental Health skill page. Create a free one when you want progress kept between visits rather than starting again each time.
Related subjects
Free environmental health courses to watch alongside
Full video courses from universities and educators, free to watch and listed on their own pages here.
How this page was produced
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