Course Description

Course Description Course Outline Course Contribution to Program Qualifications Assessment Methods ECTS-Workload Detail Informations of the Course Numerical Data

Course Description

Course	Code	Semester	T+P (Hour)	Credit	ECTS
PUBLIC HEALTH	-	Yearly	7+0	-	1

Course Program

Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses

Language of Course	English
Course Level	First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Type	Committee Course
Course Coordinator	Assist.Prof. Sabanur ÇAVDAR
Name of Lecturer(s)	Prof.Dr. Osman Erol HAYRAN, Assist.Prof. Ömer ATAÇ, Prof.Dr. Abdulbari BENER, Assist.Prof. Ayşe Seval PALTEKİ, Assoc.Prof. Perihan TORUN
Assistant(s)	Dr. Ayşe Zülal Tokaç Farımaz
Aim	To explain the relationship between health and disease with social, environmental, economic and cultural variables; to assess community health; to provide information on the epidemiological and demographic methods used; to teach preventive medicine and promoting health service principles; to explain of the most frequently using health indicators
Course Content	This course contains; Concept of Health and Disease,Determinants of Health,Public Health: Concept and Approach,Primary Health Care Services,Protection of Health,Health Indicators,Demographics.

Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Defines the meanings of health and disease.	10, 16, 9	A
Lists different characteristics of being sick.	10, 16, 9	A
Can make comprehensive and critical comments when asked to evaluate a situation as health and disease.	10, 16, 9	A
List the determinants of health.	10, 16, 9	A
The impact of health services on the health of the community is limited; thinks that the effect of social, environmental, economic and cultural factors is decisive.	10, 16, 9	A
Becomes sensitive to health inequalities, thinks that he/she can change health inequalities.	10, 16, 9	A
It can propose a multi-sectoral solution to a health problem.	10, 16, 9	A
Define the concept of public health.	10, 16, 9	A
Knows the scope of public health and can distinguish the subjects in the field of study.	10, 16, 9	A
Can propose a solution to the given health problem in terms of public health approach.	10, 16, 9	A
Thinks that the health problems seen in people who apply to the hospital are insufficient to reflect the health problems of the community.	10, 16, 9	A
Can be able to classify health services and explain the differences between them.	10, 16, 9	A
Can define primary healthcare services and list the principles.	10, 16, 9	A
Explain the prominent issues in the Alma Ata Declaration of the World Health Organization	10, 16, 9	A
Establishes a relationship between primary health care services and social justice.	10, 16, 9	A
Thinks that primay healthcare services should be close to where the person lives or works.	10, 16, 9	A
Thinks that the principles of acceptability, community participation and affordability are important in health services.	10, 16, 9	A
Develops ideas that will enable community participation in the planning and implementation of health services.	10, 16, 9	A
Learns that diseases can not only be cured after they occur, but also prevented in various levels.	10, 16, 9	A
Explains the levels of health protection with examples.	10, 16, 9	A
Explains the purpose and principles of health screenings.	10, 16, 9	A
Tends to prevent diseases and health problems at the earliest possible level.	10, 16, 9	A
Establishes a relationship between the protection of health and the determinants of health.	10, 16, 9	A
Distinguishes the levels of prevention in different health services.	10, 16, 9	A
Recommends a primary prevention intervention for a given health problem.	10, 16, 9	A
Be able to list and define the main health indicators used in the evaluation of public health.	10, 16, 9	A
Knows the usage areas of health indicators.	10, 16, 9	A
Knows how to estimate mortality, morbidity and fertility indicators.	10, 16, 9	A
Needs health indicators to evaluate the health problems of the community.	10, 16, 9	A
Establishes a relationship between health indicators and medical practice.	10, 16, 9	A
Reaches to data on health indicators of Turkey and other countries.	10, 16, 9	A
Understands the health status of different communities using health indicators.	10, 16, 9	A
Can define demographics and explain demographic indicators.	10, 16, 9	A
Needs demographic indicators to evaluate the health problems of the community.	10, 16, 9	A
Establish a relationship between demographic information and public health.	10, 16, 9	A
Explain the health status of different societies using demographic information, population pyramid, Demographic and Epidemiologic Transition Model.	10, 16, 9	A

Teaching Methods:	10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:	A: Traditional Written Exam

Course Outline

Order	Subjects	Preliminary Work
1	Concept of Health and Disease
2	Determinants of Health
3	Public Health: Concept and Approach
4	Primary Health Care Services
5	Protection of Health
6	Health Indicators
7	Demographics

Resources

1- ''Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health 6th Edition'' Detels,Gulliford, Abdool Karim, Tan, Oxford University Press, 2015. 2-“Applied Demography and Public Health” Nazrul Hoque, Mary A. McGehee, Benjamin S. Bradshaw (Eds.), Springer, 2013. 3-“Epidemiology: Principles and Practical Guidelines” Jan Van den Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Eds., 2013, Springer. 4-“Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health” Japhet Killewo (Ed. In Chief), H. Kristian Heggenhougen, Stella R. Quah (Eds.), 2010, Elsevier. 5-“Modern Methods for Epidemiology” Yu-Kang Tu, Darren C. Greenwood (Eds.), Springer, 2012.

Lecture Notes

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No	Program Qualification	Contribution Level
No	Program Qualification	1	2	3	4	5
1	PQ1: Knows the morphological and functional normal and abnormal structure of human body.	X
2	PQ2: Knows the essential ways of determining the underlying causes of the pathologies with basic scientific approaches and the diagnoses of illnesses and disorders.			X
3	PQ3: Knows the reasons for illnesses, the ways of protection, and the methods of promotion and improvement of public health.				X
4	PQ4: Knows the methods of advancing his/her knowledge about health and its practice.	X
5	PQ5: Accesses, interprets and applies the advanced interdisciplinary information related to health.	X
6	PQ6: Performs a complete clinical examination of the human body, both morphologically and functionally and defines the problems.
7	PQ7: Interprets examination data for diagnoses, compares with clinical data, and provides solutions.
8	PQ8: Selects and applies appropriate tools for promotion and improvement of individual and public health.				X
9	PQ9: Plans and conducts an advanced study of health independently.		X
10	PQ10: Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve the problems encountered in the promotion and improvement of individual and public health.			X
11	PQ11: Takes responsibility for any intervention on the human body for the diagnosis and treatment.
12	PQ12: Determines personal learning requirements and decides and develops a positive lifelong learning attitude.		X
13	PQ13: Evaluates the information gained in the field of health with a critical approach.			X
14	PQ14: Informs the patient, the relevant people and institutions, and the public about the health problem and conveys recommendations of solutions in writing and/or verbally.		X
15	PQ15: Shares their recommendations on promotion and improvement of health with interdisciplinary experts by supporting with data.			X
16	PQ16: Uses English at least at the General Level of European Language Portfolio B1, follows resources in his/her field and communicates.	X
17	PQ17: Uses computer software, information, and communication technologies at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Operating License.	X
18	PQ18: Acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of obtaining, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field of health.			X
19	PQ19: Develops strategy, policy and implementation plans on health issues and evaluate the results obtained the framework of quality processes.		X
20	PQ20: Systematically shares his/her works on promoting and improving health with quantitative and qualitative data and interdisciplinary experts.		X
21	PQ21: Has sufficient awareness on occupational health and safety issues.	X

Assessment Methods

Contribution Level	Absolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success		40
Rate of Final Exam to Success		60
Total		100

ECTS / Workload Table
Activities	Number of	Duration(Hour)	Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours	7	1	7
Guided Problem Solving	0	0	0
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report	0	0	0
Term Project	0	0	0
Presentation of Project / Seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Midterm Exam	1	7	7
General Exam	1	7	7
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan	0	0	0
Total Workload(Hour)			21
*Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30=(21/30)**			1
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.

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