This course has been developed in the context of the WHO Initiative on Electrical and Electronic Waste and Child Health which was launched in 2013 due to growing concern about the impacts of electronic waste on children's health.

electronic waste is recycled with informal technologies that cause contamination by toxic elements present in electrical and electronic devices or by the toxins generated by their precarious processing. Therefore, there is a risk of occupational and environmental exposure for both workers and children (many of them daughters and sons of workers) who come into contact with electronic devices or waste during their use. collection, storage, handling and recycling. Due to exposure to toxins , adverse health conditions can occur.

Considering the increase in the production of these devices and taking into account the high percentage of informal recycling, the contamination associated with poor management of electronic waste should be taken as a public health priority , above all, due to the risk of exposure of children and girls in their various phases of development. Consequently, the improper handling of electronic devices during recycling must be addressed in a multidisciplinary manner, covering various sectors of society.

Purpose of the Course
Provide minimum contents to address the toxicological risks associated with the poor management of WEEE as a public health problem . Thus , the course proposes the integration of knowledge in various areas and presents instruments that allow the identification of health problems arising from the accumulated risk, in places where electrical and electronic devices are recycled with deficient technologies . In addition , the course establishes guidelines for the coordination of multidisciplinary technical teams . These guidelines are useful in the design of contextualized schemes aimed at reducing the identified risks. Above all, for the risks that affect the most vulnerable population groups, among which girls and boys stand out.

Course Objectives
Acquire a comprehensive vision of the methodology for health risk assessment, with emphasis on the risk for girls and boys, and its application in sites contaminated by the precarious management of electronic waste.

Learning objectives
The program proposes that the participant will be able to identify health risks, especially for boys and girls due to the presence of chemical, physical, biological and/or social threats, derived from labor informality in the management of electronic waste.

The student will understand the importance of WEEE as a public health problem and will be trained to seek technical and scientific information to stay updated in their daily practice, and will be introduced to ethical principles to face complex problems.

Duration
The course is open and available on the Virtual Campus of Public Health (CVSP). As it is a self-learning course, participants can regulate their times and moments of dedication. The estimated time to complete all the modules and the final evaluation is 20 hours.

Target audiences
In principle, the course is proposed for health and environmental professionals, as well as for undergraduate and graduate students in these areas. However, as the course is designed in an accessible academic language, it can be taken by professionals from other areas interested in the topic, such as decision makers in public policies for WEEE, social and economic entrepreneurs in the recycling field, and community leadership in areas affected by WEEE.

Structure
Module 1: Introduction: General aspects of WEEE.
Module 2: Exposure routes
Module 3: Health risk level
Module 4: Vulnerable groups
Module 5: Communication and risk management
Module 6: Multidisciplinary approach of multisectoral origin
Module 7: Methodology for health and environmental professionals