Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project
Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)
Te02, Health and the environment VS
Topic
Environmental health and safety
Duration
1–2 × 75 minutes
Objectives (From the National Core Curriculum, translated directly from the Finnish cards):
The objective of the module is that the student
- Is able to present and analyze the connections and effects of the physical and psychosocial environment on health, as well as evaluate the significance of their own lifestyle and consumption habits for environmental health and well-being.
Content (From the National Core Curriculum, translated directly from the Finnish cards):
- Environmental health and safety
- Connections and effects of the built environment, natural environment, and psychosocial environment on health
- Sustainable development and health
- Environmental safety and prevention of violence
- Occupational well-being
More detailed description of content if necessary
The teaching challenges students to examine health, safety, health promotion, and disease prevention—as well as related phenomena—as multidimensional entities from the perspectives of the individual, the community, society, and the global world.
Key concepts
- Sustainable development
- Sustainable lifestyle
Connections within the subject
Connections to other subjects (if already known)
Possible model pathways related to the content
Agenda2030: 3 Good Health and Well-being and 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions