Objectives and competences
Student:
- understand concepts and functions of public health;
- know qualitative, quantitative and participative methods on public health issues;
- understand health insurance;
- understand fields of epidemiology and infectology;
- understand the environmental impacts on health;
- know how to use national and international data bases with public health quality indicators.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Presentation and analysis of public health problems and the evaluation of public health measures.
Healthcare policy and systems, and approaches for planning local (primary health care), regional and national public health activities in order to improve and preserve health.
Presentation of content from epidemiology and infectology and prevention and correction of diseases.
Environmental factors affecting human health (drinking water, global warming, hospital waste, air pollution).
Indicators of public health quality from national and international databases.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures (auditory and e-lectures), seminar (auditory and e-seminars), tutorial, clinical work.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Analysis and evaluation of:
:
• basic public health knowledge;
• key public health problems;
• the crucial health determinants;
• of system, organization and economics of health care;
• health care systems;
• the field from epidemiology in infectology
• the environmental impact on health
• national and international data bases with public health quality indicators.
Readings
Zaletel-Kragelj L., Eržen I., Premik M. Uvod v javno zdravje. Medicinska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Katedra za javno zdravje, 2007.
Eržen I.,Gajšek P., Hlastan Ribič C., Kukec A., Poljšak B., Zaletel-Kragelj L. Zdravje in okolje, Medicinska fakulteta, Univerza v Mariboru, Maribor, 2010
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta. Spletna stran. Dostopno na URL: http://www.cdc.govEvans D., Coutsaftiki D., Fathers C.P., 2017. Health promotion and public health for nursing students.
Thousand Oaks: Sage; London: Learning Matters.
Prerequisits
Prerequisites for taking the course:
None.
Conditions for fulfilling study obligations:
Active participation in a seminar and completed seminar work are required for taking the written exam.
