Until now, the Australian College of Hygiene has been a graduate institution, that is, students have been registered doctors in either medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, that is; they held a registerable qualification. However, it has become apparent that there is a great need for hygienic teachers who are adequately educated to present the principles and practices of hygiene through lectures, discussions, courses and public speaking engagements in clubs, societies and groups.

To fulfill this need the correspondence course has been developed. It is important that I stress again that this is not a course designed to make doctors or practitioners out of people. It is a course designed to equip people with the necessary knowledge and information to be able to talk intelligently about the subject of hygiene, to be able to lecture and teach the basic principles, to be able to give classes on nutrition and diet and other aspects of hygiene. It is hoped that we can establish a group of people competent to present the philosophy and practice of Hygiene in a persuasive and explicit way.

The course will cover 100 lessons which may be covered at the rate of one a week or one a month, it really does not matter. However, it will not be possible for the student to cover the course in less than 2 years. Tests will be set after every few lessons, they will be for our assessment of comprehension rather than academic. The tests will not be inordinately demanding, nor will they prohibit a person from continuing with the course . We do want to be certain that the student understands what is being taught and that they have a good grasp of the fundamental principles.

The task will not be daunting and the student can take their own time with the material. In addition to the teaching material provided, textbooks will also be required and an initial list is enclosed for your perusal. Knowledge these days is so vast and complex that it is only possible for a person to understand a small part of it. So far as health care and health information is concerned, there are a large number of books available. The course will contain essential material for understanding health from the hygienist's standpoint.

During the study, the student will be referred to a number of books. For example, on nutrition where basic information on proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins etc. is presented. The course lesson will then probably expand on this information, highlight aspects of the information or present an alternative view of the facts presented in the text. Other books will also be recommended. They may not constitute part of the course but their reading is desirable in order to expand and consolidate knowledge on certain aspects. It is estimated that for the student to complete one lesson a week they would have to devote about one hour a day to study. If they can only average 15 to 30 minutes, that's fine too, the course will just take longer.

It is hoped that we will be able to answer student's questions as they proceed through the course. However, it must be stressed that there are limitations in the extent to which we can enter into correspondence concerning aspects of the course. We will usually provide additional material and recommend reading of other texts.

Fees

The basic fee for the full course will be $1500. This amount may be paid in full, or alternatively you may pay $300 on commencement and $100 a month for the next 15 months making a total of $1800. If two or more members of the same family wish to undertake the course all, except the first, will be at half the usual fee. I regret that we are unable to accept credit card payments. There is an additional charge of $200 for overseas students as this will necessitate additional mailing costs and airmail is very expensive.

Refunds

If for any reason you are not satisfied with the course you may apply for a refund. Refunds are given according to the following rules. On enrolment, and up to the first six lessons, 75%; up to lesson twenty five, 50%, up to lesson fifty, 25%. There are no refund after the completion of fifty lessons. This refund is based on the payment of $1500.00 for the full course. Refunds are only available within the first six months after commencing the course.

Tests

You will be tested at the end of each section of lessons depending on the subject matter and this could be after 4, 5 or 6 lessons. The tests must be returned to us for evaluation and grades will be recorded.

Completion

A diploma will be awarded at the satisfactory completion of the course. There is no actual time restriction but a period of five years would be a reasonable limit.

Application Form

An application form is enclosed should you wish to enroll. It is anticipated that the course will commence in October 1992. It would be desirable if the required texts could be acquired by this time.

Please send your application and all enquiries to:

The Registrar, Correspondence Dept., The Australian College of Hygiene, 31, Cobah Road, ARCADIA, NSW 2159.

Outline

An outline of the course is below. This will give you an idea of the structure of the course and the individual lesson format.

Books and Materials

A list of required textbooks is enclosed. This is not exhaustive, it may be added to as we proceed. Additional reading may also be recommended. For those students with computer and internet facilities we may be contacted by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Important

We reserve the right to alter, amend, change or modify the course and conditions at any time without notice. The course is constantly under review and updates in the material are common.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours Sincerely Alec Burton,M.Sc.,D.O.Hons(Lond),D.C.(UK)

Course Outline

Introduction

PART 1. PRINCIPLES OF HYGIENE

Lesson One A.What is a Principle? B.Relationships between Living Things and Inert Matter. C.The Law of Vital Relation. D.The Law of Power. E.The Law of Selective Elimination. F.The Law of Dual Effect.

Lesson Two A.The Law of Special Economy. B.The Law of Vital Distribution. C.The Law of Limitation. D.The Law of Vital Accommodation.

Lesson Three Stimulation and Physiological Compensation. A. Law of Stimulation. B. Compensated and Uncompensated Stimulation

Lesson Four Health its Conditions and Requirements. A. The Nature of Health B. The Essential Requirements of Health C. The HealthDisease Continuum

Lesson Five The Notion of Causality. A. What is a Cause. B. Types of Cause. C. Remote and Proximate Causes of Disease.

Lesson Six The Nature and Purpose of Disease. A. The biology of Disease. B. General and Special Pathology. C. Acute and Chronic Disease. D. Degeneration

Test 1 - Lesson One to Six

PART 11 THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF HYGIENE

Lesson Seven An Overview of Nutrition.

Lesson Eight Proteins in your Diet.

Lesson Nine Carbohydrates - the Fuel of the Organism.

Lesson Ten Fats and Their Role in Human Nutrition.

Lesson Eleven Vitamins and Nutritional Processes.

Lesson Twelve Minerals - Inorganic, Organic or Organised.

Test No. 2 covering Lessons seven to twelve.

PART III MATERIA HYGIENICA

Lesson Thirteen The Water of Life.

Lesson Fourteen Air, Sun and Natural Light in Health

Lesson Fifteen Rest and Sleep in Human Health.

Lesson Sixteen Exercise and Bio-mechanics.

Lesson Seventeen Mental and Emotional Factors in Health.

Lesson Eighteen A Synthesis of the Essentials of Health.

Test No. 3 covering Lessons thirteen to eighteen.

PART IV THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HYGIENIC FEEDING

Lesson Nineteen The Philosophy of Nutrition.

Lesson Twenty The Physiology of Digestion.

Lesson Twenty-One The Law of the Minimum.

Lesson Twenty-two Animal Foods, Normal or Abnormal?

Lesson Twenty-three Vegetarianism and Fruitarianism.

Lesson Twenty-four The Digestibility of Foods.

Test No. 4 covering lessons nineteen to twenty-four.

PART V THE CAUSES OF DISEASE

Lesson Twenty-five The Notion of Cause.

Lesson Twenty-six The Hygienist's View of Cause.

Lesson Twenty-seven A Critical appraisal of the Germ Theory.

Lesson Twenty-eight Immunisation - General Overview.

Lesson Twenty-Nine Immunisation - continued.

Lesson Thirty Immunisation - continued.

Test No. 5 covering Lessons twenty-four to thirty.

PART VI HYGIENIC PHILOSOPHY

Lesson Thirty-one Orthopathy - Physiological Lawfulness.

Lesson Thirty-two Organic Unity - the Unity of the Body.

Lesson Thirty-three The Limits of Diagnosis.

Lesson Thirty-four Pseudo Toleration.

Lesson Thirty-five The Anatomy of Cure.

Lesson Thirty-six The Altar of Relief.

Test No. 6 covering Lessons thirty-one to thirty-six.

PART VII THE APPARENT ACTIONS OF DRUGS

Lesson Thirty-seven Do Drugs Act?

Lesson Thirty-eight Explaining the Apparent Actions of Drugs.

Lesson Thirty-nine Explaining the Apparent Actions of Drugs.

Lesson Forty Explaining the Apparent Actions of Drugs.

Lesson Forty-one What is a Side Effect?

Lesson Forty-two The Side Effects of Drugs.

Test No. 7 covering Lessons thirty-seven to forty-two.

PART VIII THE THERAPEUTIC NIGHTMARE

Lesson Forty-three Food Supplements.

Lesson Forty-four Herbs and Herbalism.

Lesson Forty-five Hydro-therapy.

Lesson Forty-six Homeopathy.

Lesson Forty-seven Naturopathy, Osteopathy and Chiropractic.

Lesson Forty-eight Miscellaneous Therapies.

Test No. 8 covering lessons forty-three to forty-eight.

PART IX PSYCHO-BIONOMICS

Lesson Forty-nine The Biological Basis of Psychology.

Lesson Fifty What is Mind?

Lesson Fifty-one The Basic Principles of a Healthy Psychology.

Lesson Fifty-two Volitional consciousness.

Lesson Fifty-three Emotions and Health.

Lesson Fifty-four Psycho-therapy.

Test No. 9 covering lessons forty-nine to fifty-four.

PART X FASTING AS AN ASPECT OF NUTRITION

Lesson Fifty-five Fasting - Definition and History.

Lesson Fifty-six The physiology of Fasting.

Lesson Fifty-seven Physiological Rest

Lesson Fifty-eight The Signs and Symptoms or Pathology of Fasting.

Lesson Fifty-nine a.Conducting the Fast. b. Therapies and Fasting.

Lesson Sixty The Application of the Fast and Terminating it.

Test No. 10 covering lessons fifty five to sixty

PART Xl FASTING

Lesson 61 Contra-indications to Fasting A. Pathological limitations. B. Fasting in special periods and conditions of life.

Lesson 62 Fasting in Health and Disease. A. Fasting in acute disease. B. Fasting in chronic disease. C. Fasting in drug addiction.

Lesson 63 Hunger and Appetite. A. Fasting does not cause deficiency disease. B. Objections to the fast. C. Does fasting cure disease.

Lesson 64 Experimental Research and Fasting.

Lesson 65 Fasting versus Juice Diets and Elimination Diets.

Lesson 66 Fasting in Nature. A. Fasting among animals. B. Autolysis.

Test No. 11 covering lessons sixty to sixty-six.

PART Xll ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE

Lesson 67 The Philosophy of Exercise.

Lesson 68 The Physiology of Exercise.

Lesson 69 Sports and Various Forms of Exercise.

Lesson 70 Important Rules of Exercise.

Lesson 71 Objections to Exercise.

Lesson 72 Bio-Mechanics and a Critique of the Exercise Philosophy.

Test 12 covering lessons sixty-seven to seventy-two.

PART Xlll THE HYGIENIC CARE OF CHILDREN

Lesson 73 Pre-natal Care and the ProspectiveMother's Diet.

Lesson 74 The Criteria of a Healthy Child.

Lesson 75 Baby's General Care.

Lesson 76 The Nursing Period and Weaning.

Lesson 77 Mother's Milk and Other Animal Milks.

Lesson 78 Feeding Infants and Children.

Test No. 13 covering Lessons seventy-three to seventy-eight.

PART XlV HYGIENE AND REPRODUCTION

Lesson 79 Hereditary and Nutrition.

Lesson 80 Sexual Correlations.

Lesson 81

The Lesson 82 Was is Normal Sex?

Lesson 83 Symbiosis and Sex.

Lesson 84 Birth Control.

Lesson 85 Sexual Diseases.

Test 14 covering lessons seventy-nine to eighty-five.

PART XV COMMON ILLNESS AND THEIR HYGIENIC CARE

Lesson 86 Colds, Allergies and Upper Respiratory Problems.

Lesson 87 The Rheumatic Diseases.

Lesson 88 Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease.

Lesson 89 Ulcers and Gastro-Intestinal Problems

Lesson 90 Tumors and Cancer.

Lesson 91 The Skin and Problems Affecting the Head and Neck.

Lesson 92 The Spine and Extremities.

Lesson 93 Miscellaneous Health Problems.

Lesson 94 Menstruation, Menopause and Pre-Menstral Tension.

Lesson 95 Prostate and Male Genitalia.

Lesson 96 Diagnostic Clues to Disease.

Lesson 97 Ecology and Natural Hygiene.

A. The organic garden. B. Avoiding commercially produced foods. Why? C. Chemicals in our environment.

Lesson 98 Re-organising our Lifestyle and Restructuring our Daily Habits.

Lesson 99 Living Hygienically in a Non-Hygienic World.

Lesson 100 Living Life to Live it Longer.

Final Examination (Oral and written)

LIST OF TEXTS. (Preliminary)

Human Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd edition by Solomon Schmidt and Adragna. International Edition, published by Saunders College Publishing. The Chemistry of Life. by Stephen Rose. Penquin Books. Pocket Medical Dictionary. published by Churchil/Livingstone. Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy. by Krause published by Saunders. Fasting Can Save Your Life. by Herbert M. Shelton. The Science and Fine Art of Food and Nutrition. by Herbert M. Shelton

Other texts may be recommended or suggested from time to time.