Course: Public health and health protection

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Course title Public health and health protection
Course code KSZD/VZP9
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jarabicová Oľga, PhDr. PhD.
Course content
Lecture Topics: 1. Health, health aspects, health determinants, health protection and support, disease prevention 2. Health inequalities, equality in health, equality in health care provision 3. International Documents on Health Protection and Promotion, Health 21, Health 2020. Public health - focus, content, components, implementation in practice, legislation 4. Health education - definition and content of the field, goals, methods and forms of work Environment and health and preventive measures to protect the health of the population 5. Epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases 6. Hygiene, Hygiene of work - definition and content of the field, goals, methods and forms of work, health risks in health care and their prevention 7. Hygiene of the environment, Hygiene of nutrition - content of the field, goals, methods and forms of work, hygiene of medical facilities. Seminar Topics: 1. Questionnaire. Intervention program focused on living and working conditions and way of life 2. Health education - working with a group. Methods of Health Education 3. Work of a midwife in the field of anti-epidemic measures 4. Work of a midwife in health education in communities 5. Health risk assessment at work in health care, categorization of work, medical preventive checkup 6. Anti-epidemic measures in practice Handling of laundry and waste in a medical facility 7. Presentation of seminar papers

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The subject is conceived as theoretical. It acquaints students with the health policy of WHO and its implementation at our state level, with the types and forms of health services and the conditions for their provision in health care facilities. It provides crucial information on hygiene and epidemiology in the protection and promotion of public health. The student will acquire knowledge necessary for the protection and promotion of public health, understanding of the links and connections between clinical and preventive medicine and nursing, prevention of professional health damage to health professionals.
Expertise: The student will acquire knowledge of the relationship and interaction of the environment and the human body and the resulting negative or positive impacts on their health and measures to protect and promote health; they master the basics of environmental hygiene, nutrition hygiene, demonstrate knowledge of the working conditions on the health of workers with a focus on health and preventive measures; he / she has theoretical knowledge of health education, masters methods and forms of work with individuals and communities, masters the basics of epidemiology of infectious and chronic diseases. Professional skills: The student can use a standardized questionnaire to find out the knowledge, attitudes, health condition of patients - clients; can develop an intervention program aimed at eliminating - reducing health risk factors. in primary, secondary and tertiary health education (non-smoking - smoking cessation, healthy eating, physical activity, addiction prevention, participation in preventive examinations, healthy parenting, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, etc.), can perform health education in the group and in communities, can cooperate in the implementation of anti-epidemic measures. General competences: The student is able to communicate intelligently to experts and laity people about the nature of professional problems and their solutions.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
80% attendance at seminars, to absolvate test (75% success) Exam: elaboration and presentation of the seminar work - interventional program focused for the protection and support of health of chosen groups of population.
Recommended literature
  • KOMÁREK, L., PROVAZNÍK, K. Ochrana a podpora zdraví. Praha: 3. LF UK, 2011, 978-80-260-1159-0.
  • ŠULCOVÁ, M., HEGYI, L. Rovnosť v zdraví. Bratislava: Charis, 2006, ISBN 80-88743-65-6.. ISBN 80-88743-65-6.
  • ŠULCOVÁ, M. Mikrobiologie, epidemiologie, hygiena. Ústí nad Labem: UJEP, reedice2017, ISBN 978-80-7414-791-3. ISBN 978-80-7414-791-3.
  • ŠULCOVÁ, M.:. Veřejné zdravotnictví. Ústí nad Labem: UJEP, 2017, ISBN 978-80-7561-076-8. ISBN 978-80-7561-076-8.
  • TUČEK, M. a kol.:. Hygiena a epidemiologie pro bakaláře. Praha: UK, Karolinum, 2012; ISBN 978-80-246-2136-4.. ISBN 978-80-246-2136-4.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (P19) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer