Environmental Health Staff Competencies and Workloads

The Delivery of Environmental Health Services in Malaysia Series

Authors

  • Sharifah Nursyahirah Syed Mohd Nizam Centre of Environmental Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Salina Mohd Yunus Centre of Environmental Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Aneesah Adam Centre of Environmental Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Muhamad Haziq Syazani Azizul Centre of Environmental Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Afiq Brohan Centre of Environmental Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Farah Ayuni Shafie Centre of Environmental Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor
  • Irniza Rasdi Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor
  • Kana Lakui Health Department Kapit, Sarawak
  • Siti Noer Rodziah Salleh Health Department Bintulu, Sarawak
  • Muhammad Amir Asri Health Department Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya
  • Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Salleh Local Government Department, Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Putrajaya

Keywords:

competencies, framework, workloads

Abstract

The proliferation of the emerging or re-emerging communicable diseases is one of the issues plaguing mankind The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic as the coronavirus rapidly spreads across the world. More than 4 million COVID-19 cases with fatality cases had been detected with more than 200 thousand deaths reported up till 14th of May 2020. The alarming levels of spread and severity of COVID-19 can be seen as a test for healthcare and environmental health delivery.  Environmental health practitioners are one of the frontline agencies involved in managing the outbreak. EH professionals form a key component of the delivery system for public health where they are regularly providing support to prohibit significant health effects and to prepare for, react appropriately to, and bounce back from disease outbreaks and natural or anthropogenic disasters.

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Published

10-05-2021

How to Cite

Syed Mohd Nizam, S. N., Mohd Yunus, S., Adam, A., Azizul, M. H. S., Brohan, M. A., Shafie, F. A., Syed Ismail, S. N., Rasdi, I., Lakui, K., Salleh, S. N. R., Asri, M. A., & Mohamad Salleh, M. R. (2021). Environmental Health Staff Competencies and Workloads: The Delivery of Environmental Health Services in Malaysia Series. MAEH Journal of Environmental Health, 3(1), 29–34. Retrieved from https://www.jurnal.maeh4u.org.my/index.php/home/article/view/25

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): MAEH Journal of Environmental Health (MJEH) - The Delivery of Environmental Health Services in Malaysia Series

Section

Focus Group Discussion