Public Health

1.• Define public health • Describe the functions of public health • Explain the areas of public health • Define the concept and main principles of health promotion • Formulate the principles of the health effect pyramid • Define evidence-based public health • Define the concept of health • Define the concepts of disease, illness, and sickness • Describe the levels of disease prevention • Explain the high-risk and population strategy for disease prevention • Identify the prerequisites of disease screening as regards disease, test, and treatment • Name the indicators of screening effectiveness • Name the values and ethical principles of health systems • Define the principles and parties of the healthcare organisation and financing • Define the quality concept in healthcare

1.• Differentiate and compare public health and medicine. • Apply the key concepts of public health. • Differentiate between different interventions at the levels of the health impact pyramid. • Compare the high-risk and population strategy for disease prevention. • Distinguish the levels of disease prevention. • Compare the difference between organized disease screening and opportunistic disease screening. • Classify health care systems according to their financing principles. • Distinguish the levels of health care.

1.• Justify public health policy and practice in the historical and demographic context. • Apply and generalise public health knowledge to clinical research and practice. • Argue the role of health promotion and disease prevention for public health improvement. • Understand the core issues of health care systems and funding in relation to health care practice.