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ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Detection of the factors that influence environmental health students' attitudes could help us to set regulations, providing adequate facilities, training qualified and competent health workers and is effective to create a passionate environment in the College. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitude of environmental health and occupational health students towards their education and career in Ardabil University of medical sciences.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 100 students were selected among environmental health and occupational health students enrolled in the first semester of the 2014-15. The Data were collected by using the questionnaire of University of Minnesota containing 17 questions with Likert scale. The Data were analyzed by using SPSS-16 software.

FINDINGS: The mean score of attitude towards future career in environmental health and occupational hygiene students was 52.5±9.86 and 52.8±8.1, respectively. The mean score of attitude towards future career in studied students was higher than that of the acceptable score. Moreover, minimum and maximum scores of the attitude in environmental heath students were 26 and 71, respectively, and these values for occupational hygiene students were 41 and 70, respectively.

CONCLUSION: According to the results, students had a positive attitude towards their education and future career. Adjusted number of students accepted in the field of environmental health and occupational health, proper distribution of human resources, helping students to know more about academic disciplines before the entrance exam of universities and provide consultation and supporting them to clarify their education and job prospects can improve their attitudes.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Training courses are a suitable opportunity that student become familiar with themselves career, field of study and social needs. Secondly students become familiar with update applications and technologies. The aim of this study was to determine training from perspectives of environmental health of students Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.

METHODS: this study is an analytic-descriptive and cross sectional research. This research was conducted on undergraduates 8th semester of environmental health. The sampling method was census. The research instrument is a research-maker questionnaire. Content validity was confirmed by experts. Too Reliability was calculated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.74. The study was conducted on students. Descriptive statistical methods and software SPSS version 16 is used to analyze the data.

FINDINGS: A total of 48 students participated in the study that they were 15 (31.25%) men and 33 (68/75%) women. Students had not a positive view about the design and organization, implementation and evaluation, pilot education, regulatory and control programs, needed administrative actions of training activities .The teachers had a positive about regulatory and control programs than other training programs.

CONCLUSION: Results showed that the students' views on all items student lower-than-average standard. The first step towards institutionalizing approach of responsive education is to identify the problem, deficiencies and the needs of current training programs towards responsive education to the needs of community. The final exam after completion of training, practical courses and activities performed by the students, assiduity to training problems and accurate planning are ways that help to increasing education quality.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Due to the wide scope of the roles and activities of environmental health experts and in response to the extensive educational needs of experts, the content of educational materials should be designed according to these professional roles and activities in order to carry out the responsibilities associated with this organizational post. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the level of coordination of syllabus of Environmental Health Engineering (EHE) BS with job requirements from the viewpoints of postgraduates in Mazandaran province.
METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in health centers of Mazandaran province in 2016. Totally, 80 students were randomly selected among EHE graduates using cluster sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire whose reliability was evaluated based on internal consistency and Cronbach's alpha coefficient and validity was confirmed by experts, was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS22 and descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage of frequency).
FINDINGS: Among available courses, "food inspection and control" (from the viewpoints of 56.3%) had the most applicable in terms of content and practical skills and "pump motor in water and wastewater facilities (from the viewpoints of 75%)" and "utilization and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities (from the viewpoints of 75%)" had the least application.
CONCLUSION: Some syllabi of EHE BS's courses are not fully coordinated with job requirements of this field. Therefore, it is necessary to review the syllabus of this curriculum in order to achieve educational goals.