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Basics of Public Health

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:10.00
Study Course Accepted:29.08.2024 11:14:41
Study Course Information
Course Code:SVUEK_124LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; Public HealthTarget Audience:Public Health
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Solvita Kļaviņa-Makrecka
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Institute of Public Health
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svekatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)8Class Length (academic hours)3Total Contact Hours of Classes24
Total Contact Hours32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basics in human biology.
Objective:
Provide basic knowledge and develop skills in public health and to enhance public health career motivation.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Academic and professional education in public healthLectures1.00auditorium
2Public health: action domains and functionsLectures1.00auditorium
3Historical development of Public HealthLectures1.00auditorium
4Health information and data sourcesLectures1.00auditorium
5Public health governance. Public health institutions and Public health careersClasses2.00auditorium
6Historical development of public health. Independent workClasses1.00auditorium
7Health and health determinantsClasses1.00auditorium
8Health evaluation approachesClasses1.00auditorium
9Health information and data sourcesClasses1.00auditorium
10Demography for public healthClasses2.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Literature reading. Individual work on public health history. Submission and presentation of individual work on demography. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
Cumulative assessment that consists of assessment of the independent work completed during the course – 50% and exam grade – 50%. To be able to take the exam, student has to have a positive assessment in all the independent work completed during the study course. To receive a final grade, examination is mandatory. The assessment of independent work in case of an unsuccessfully passed exam does not increase the final assessment grade.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Describe the public health terms; Describe the functions of public health; Explain the fields and core areas of public health; Define the health concept and describe the health determinants; List the basic demographic measures; Identify the indicators for health measurement and locate health information data sources.
Skills:Apply the concepts of public health; Discuss public health issues in the historical context of public health development; Classify the health determinants; Calculate and interpret basic demographic measures; Differentiate and compare the data sources for health information.
Competencies:Explain the public health issues in the historical and demographic context; Independently select and use appropriate health information and data sources.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Baltiņš M. Lietišķā epidemioloģija. Zinātne, 2003, 11- 51.lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
2Merrick, Joav. Public Health: Some International Aspects. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2016. Chapter 1: Some thoughts about public health.