科號	10910AES520400		學分	3 	人數限制	
<br>上課時間	M5-7	
<br>科目中文名稱	生態與健康
<br>科目英文名稱	Ecohealth
<br>任課教師	楊樹森 周秀專
<br>一、課程說明	本課程生態與健康(ECOHEALTH)以生態系與人類健康的關聯分析為前導，透過
<br>水、空
<br>氣、土壤及食物鏈因素將生態系服務當作維持人類生活健康重大因素，由此分析當代環境品質下降
<br>之後造
<br>成的健康損失。健康的損失除了個人生理影響之外，進而影像社群、社區及社會，反饋之後造成更
<br>進一步
<br>的心理性健康損失。研究這類影響是一門相當新穎主體，本課程除了前端的關聯性探討之外，也設
<br>法就生
<br>態健康的研究法提供各種可能方法及流程。
<br>二、指定用書	Crescentia Y. Dakubo, 2010, Ecosystems and Human Health
<br>A Critical Approach to Ecohealth Researchand Practice, Springer is part of 
<br>Springer 
<br>Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
<br>三、參考書籍	後續補充
<br>四、教學方式	1.教師課堂授課及討論
<br>2.指定閱讀及口頭報告與討論
<br>五、教學進度	
<br>9/15
<br>	Course introduction in first week! 
<br>Ecohealth : Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene
<br>What is Anthropocene
<br>Defining Ecohealth and Human Ecology
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<br>Key words: Anthropocene
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<br>9/22	Itai-itai Disease: Lessons for the Way to Environmental pollution and 
<br>their ecological effects 
<br>Human health issue correlated to long term ecological service disorder causing 
<br>by environmental pollution. 
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<br>Key words: Heavy me<x>tal, mercury, Itai-Itai, Minamata, food chain, Bio-
<br>concentration, Bio-magnification
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<br>The Kamioka Mine and Mining Pollution
<br>The Discovery of Itai-itai Disease and Its Causes
<br>The Central and Local Administrations on Itai-itai Disease痛痛病
<br>Resident Movement and the Itai-itai Disease Trials
<br>The Role of Experts in the Rollback by the Mining Industry
<br>A Pollution Prevention Program After the Trial: Collaboration of Experts and 
<br>Citizens
<br>Comparison Between the Cases of Itai-Itai Disease and Minamata Disease 水俁病
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<br>9/29	Floods and Foods as Potential Carriers of Disease Between Urban and 
<br>Rural Areas
<br>Human health issue correlated to requirement of ecological service for daily 
<br>life 
<br>
<br>Key words: water bone disease, food bone disease, toxicant contamination, 
<br>microorganism
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<br>Floods and Foods
<br>Direct Impact of Floods on Human Health
<br>Indirect Impacts by Flooding
<br>Indirect Impact of Floods on Human Health via Food Contamination
<br>Hypothesis: Transfer of Health Risks Between Urban and Rural Areas via 
<br>Flood and Infectious Disease Risk Assessment
<br>Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA)
<br>Problem Formulation
<br>Exposure Assessment
<br>Health Effects Assessment
<br>
<br>10/6	An Ecological Context Toward Understanding Dengue Disease Dynamics in 
<br>Urban Cities
<br>Human health issue correlated to contagious disease transmitted by insect 
<br>vector
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<br>Key words: Epidemiology, disease vector, Dengue fever, malaria, biological 
<br>control, climate change
<br> 
<br>Dengue Epidemiology and the Research fr<x>amework for Prevention and Control
<br>The Impact of Urbanization to Dengue Disease Dynamics
<br>The Impact of the Changing Climate Toward Dengue Disease Dynamics
<br>Case Study: Metro Manila, Philippines
<br>Current status in Taiwan
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<br>10/13	Nature’s medicine and ecosystem
<br>Human health issue correlated to disease cured by nature’s medicine
<br>Key words: herb medicine, Ayurveda, biodiversity
<br>
<br>Chinese herb medicine
<br>India herb medicine
<br>Tibetan herb medicine
<br>New world herb medicine
<br>Modern medicine keeps trying to use plant
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<br>10/20	Ecohealth Approach to Longevity Challenges in Anthropocene
<br>Keywords： Longevity , Life expectancy , Healthy life expectancy , Universal 
<br>health coverage , Ecohealth
<br>Succession of Demographic and Health Transitions
<br>Before WWI
<br>After WWII
<br>Achieving the Universal Health Coverage
<br>Prediction of Longer Life and Healthy Life Expectancy
<br>Longer Life Period with Disability
<br>Coping Strategies to Longevity
<br>The Healthy Life Period
<br>The Expanded Healthy Life Period with Medication
<br>The Period of Life with Disability and Need for Care
<br>The Final Period Prior to Death
<br>Health Impact of Urban Physicochemical Environment Considering the Mobility of 
<br>the People
<br>Keywords Environmental health · Mobility · Air pollution · Heat · GPS · 
<br>Infectious diseases
<br>Location - Environmental Versus Biological Monitoring
<br>Location - When Mobility of People Matters in Environmental Health?
<br>How to Grasp the Moving People?
<br>Examples of Dynamic Exposure Evaluation: Air Pollutant and Heat
<br>	Exposure to Air pollutant
<br>	Exposure to Heat
<br>Development and Potential Use of Mobility Information in Environmental Health
<br>Infectious Diseases COV-19
<br>Activity and Noncommunicable Diseases
<br>Combining with “Ecological Momentary Assessment”
<br>Population Mobility Modeling ba<x>sed on Call Detail Records of Mobile Phones
<br>What Is Real Exposure?
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<br>10/27	Introduction and Exploring the li<x>nkages Between Ecosystems and Human 
<br>Health 
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<br>Key words: ecological service, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, 
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<br>Provisioning Services and Impacts on Food Security and Water Safety
<br> Medicinal Plants
<br> Regulating Services and Impacts on Health
<br> Climate Regulation
<br> Moderation of Extremes Will Become Increasingly Important in Disaster-Prone 
<br>Areas
<br> Runoff Mitigation and Decreased Risk of Flooding
<br> Waste Treatment and Sanitation
<br> Counteracting Heatwaves and Saving Lives
<br> Air Purification for Better Health
<br> Noise Reduction
<br> Biological Control
<br> Supporting and Cultural Ecosystem Services
<br> Recreation, and Physical and Mental Health
<br> Aesthetic Benefits, Life Enrichments, Social Cohesion, and Spiritual 
<br>Experience
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<br>11/3	Evolution Towards an Ecosystem Approach to Public Health 
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<br>“Old” Public Health and the Biomedical Approach 
<br>The “New” Public Health and Ecological Approaches 
<br>Integrated Approaches to Natural Resource Management 
<br>Making the li<x>nks with Sustainable Development 
<br>Modeling Human Health from an Ecosystem Perspective 
<br>Towards Critical Public Health
<br>Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health: Key Concepts and Principles 
<br>The Concept of Human Health 
<br>The Concept of Ecosystem 
<br>Assessing the Health of Ecosystems 
<br>The Ecosystem Approach to Human Health: Key Issues 
<br>The Ecohealth Research fr<x>amework 
<br>Integrating Transdisciplinary, Indigenous, and Stakeholder Perspectives 
<br>Making use of Collaborative and Inclusive Processes 
<br>Taking Heterogeneity and Difference into Account 
<br>Historicizing Environment and Health Problems 
<br>Infusing Critical Social Theory into Ecohealth Research
<br>11/10	Midterm discussion focus on oral report 
<br>
<br>11/17	The Process of Conducting an Ecohealth Research Project
<br>
<br>Participatory Action 
<br>Research Approach 
<br>Gaining Entry into the Research Community 
<br>Forming a Transdisciplinary Research Team 
<br>Recruiting Research Participants 
<br>Data Gathering Processes 
<br>Focus Group Discussions 
<br>Follow-up and In-depth Individual Interviews
<br>Strategic Planning for a Healthy Community 
<br>Steps to Planning for a Healthy Community 
<br>Step 1: Mapping Out a Vision for a Healthy Community 
<br>Step 2: Analyzing Underlying Obstacles and Barriers to Achieving a Healthy 
<br>Community 
<br>Step 3: Identifying Appropriate Strategic Directions for a Healthy Community 
<br>Step 4: Identifying Systematic Actions and Assessing Community Capacity 
<br>Step 5: Developing an Implementation Schedule and Carrying Out Proposed Actions 
<br>Site Visits 
<br>Secondary Data Sources 
<br>Data Management and Analysis
<br>11/24	Challenges and Ethical Dilemmas in Conducting Participatory Ecohealth 
<br>Research 
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<br>Gaining a Second Entry into the Community 
<br>Establishing Equal Partnerships Between Participants and the Research Team 
<br>Participatory Ecohealth Research as Transformative and Empowering?
<br>To Be or Not To Be: Insider – Outsider Relations 
<br>Dealing with Vulnerability in Focus Group Discussions 
<br>Are all Voices and Knowledges Captured through Group Processes?
<br>Ecosystem Approaches to Indigenous Health 
<br>Indigenous Peoples and Communities 
<br>Indigenous Conceptions of Health and li<x>nks to “Country” 
<br>Colonized and Politicized Indigenous Ecosystems: Implications for Human Health 
<br>Mercury Poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nations 
<br>Climate Change and Indigenous Health 
<br>Examining Indigenous Health Problems from a Political Ecology of Health 
<br>Perspective 
<br>Ecosystem Approaches to Indigenous Health 
<br>Conducting Research with Indigenous Communities: Some Considerations 
<br>12/1	Policy fr<x>ameworks on Health and Environment li<x>nkages 
<br>
<br>Global Policy fr<x>ameworks on Health, Environment and Development 
<br>Regional Initiatives on Health and Environment: Africa and Europe 
<br>Health and Environment Policy fr<x>ameworks in Africa 
<br>Health and Environment Policy fr<x>ameworks in Europe 
<br>Developing Integrated Policy fr<x>ameworks: Issues and Challenges
<br>Influencing Policy Through Community-ba<x>sed Ecohealth Research 
<br>Applying Critical Theory to Environment and Health Issues (3hr)
<br>Critical Theoretical Perspectives 
<br>The Production of Scientific Knowledge Claims 
<br>Processes Through which Scientific Knowledge Claim Authority
<br>Constructing Subject Positions Through the Use of Binary Logic 
<br>Scientific Interventions and Forms of Resistance 
<br>Examining Environmental Problems from a Critical Perspective (3hr)
<br>Examining Various Environmental Discourses  
<br>Key Features of Political Ecology 
<br>Political Ecology of Health .
<br>12/8	Examining Public Health Concerns from a Critical Perspective
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<br>Public Health as Discourse 
<br>Negotiating Definitions of Health and Ill Health 
<br>Negotiating the Determinants of Health Problems 
<br>Historicizing Health Problems 
<br>Towards a Critical Approach to Ecohealth Research and Practice 
<br>Identifying Environmental Problems from a Critical Perspective 
<br>Explaining Environmental Problems from a Critical Perspective
<br>Identifying Health Problems from a Critical Perspective
<br>Explaining Health Problems from a Critical Perspective
<br>Contextualizing Environment and Health Experiences
<br>Developing Mutually Acceptable Ecohealth Interventions 
<br>Approaching Transdisciplinarity and Participation from a Critical Perspective 
<br>Towards a Reflexive Ecohealth Research Practitioner .
<br>12/15	Student oral report (30 minute per student)
<br>12/22	Student oral report (30 minute per student)
<br>12/29   Student oral report (30 minute per student)
<br>1/5	Final term discussion
<br>1/12	Final term discussion
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<br>六、成績考核	1. 指定作業及課堂討論 40%
<br>2. 期末報告 60%
<br>七、講義位址
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