Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Basics of Public Health
Course Code
SVUEK_124
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Public Health
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Toms Pulmanis
Structure Unit Manager
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
Structural Unit
Institute of Public Health
Contacts
Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek@rsu.lv, +371 67338307
About Study Course
Objective
Provide basic knowledge and develop skills in public health and to enhance public health career motivation.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basics in human biology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.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
1.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.
Competences
1.Explain the public health issues in the historical and demographic context; Independently select and use appropriate health information and data sources.
Assessment
Individual work
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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.
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Examination
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10 points
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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. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Academic and professional education in public health
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2
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Topics
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Public health: action domains and functions
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2
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Topics
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Historical development of Public Health
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Health information and data sources
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Auditorium
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3
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Topics
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Public health governance. Public health institutions and Public health careers
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Auditorium
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3
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Topics
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Public health governance. Public health institutions and Public health careers
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3
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Topics
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Historical development of public health. Independent work
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Auditorium
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3
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Topics
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Health and health determinants
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3
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Topics
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Health evaluation approaches
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3
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Topics
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Health information and data sources
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On site
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Auditorium
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3
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Topics
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Demography for public health
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On site
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Auditorium
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3
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Topics
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Demography for public health
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Baltiņš M. Lietišķā epidemioloģija. Zinātne, 2003, 11- 51.lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
2.
Merrick, Joav. Public Health: Some International Aspects. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2016. Chapter 1: Some thoughts about public health.