Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Public Health
Course Code
SVUEK_083
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Public and environmental health
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Social Welfare and Social Work
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Laura Isajeva
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
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge in the main concepts of public health, necessary to understand health information and evidence based public health practice.
Preliminary Knowledge
1. To understand public health problems and the role of epidemiology in health sciences, prior knowledge of normal and pathological physiology and/or propaedetics is required;
2. In order for the student to be able to apply health measurements and epidemiology methods in practice, prior knowledge in mathematical statistics and computer skills are required;
3. To read and analyze modern literature in public health and epidemiology, English language skills are required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to: • define concepts of health, public health; • define concepts of disease prevention and health promotion in relation to social work; • list the fundamental principles of disease screening; • list the main demographic indicators and explain relationship between demography and public health; • describe theories in social medicine and to list social determinants of health; • explain the meaning of evidence-based public health; • identify sources and methods for collecting health information; to describe their advantages and limitations; • list and describe epidemiological study designs, and to identify factors which may affect validity of epidemiological studies; • list and describe fundamental issues of health care organisation and financing.
Skills
1.On successful course completion students will be able to: • interpret the concepts of health and disease in the professional context; • demonstrate determinants of health with examples, including the social determinants of health; • illustrate with examples approaches to health promotion and disease prevention in relation to social work; • calculate basic epidemiological measures; • distinguish between crude, specific and standardized rates; • differentiate designs of epidemiological studies; • find relevant health information and critically assess how reliable it is; • use epidemiological and demographic measures to illustrate public health problems.
Competences
1.• debate about public health problems and potential solutions in the professional context; • evaluate public health problem by using suitable data sources and indicators; • assess differences in health problems between populations or changes over time.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Home reading material.
Data search and aggregation, to submit individual assignments.
Presentations of the results of individual assignments.
At the end of the study course, the study course evaluation questionnaire must be completed.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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1.
Examination |
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Participation in discussions during classes.
Presenting the results of individual assignments (forms 50% of course final grade).
Written final exam (forms 50% of course final 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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Health. Public health.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Contact hours
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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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Disease prevention. Health promotion.
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Lecture
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Contact hours
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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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Evidence-based medicine and public health. Epidemiology.
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Class/Seminar
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Contact hours
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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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Evidence-based medicine and public health. Epidemiology.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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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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Basic epidemiologic measures.
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Modality
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Contact hours
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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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Basic epidemiologic measures.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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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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Crude, specific and standardized rates.
Health information.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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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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Crude, specific and standardized rates.
Health information.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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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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Social determinants of health.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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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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Social determinants of health.
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Modality
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Contact hours
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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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Social determinants of health.
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Contact hours
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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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Health care organization.
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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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Health care organization.
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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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Health care organization.
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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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Presentation of individual assignments / projects.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Presentation of individual assignments / projects.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Health. Public health.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Disease prevention. Health promotion.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Evidence-based medicine and public health. Epidemiology.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Basic epidemiologic measures.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Crude, specific and standardized rates.
Health information.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Social determinants of health.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Social determinants of health.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Health care organization.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Health care organization.
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Class/Seminar
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Contact hours
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Off site
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E-Studies platform
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2
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Topics
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Presentation of individual assignments / projects.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
David Celentano, Moyses Szklo. Gordis Epidemiology 6th Edition. Elsevier, 2018.
2.
J.C. Heyman, E.P. Congress. Health and Social Work: Practice, Policy, and Research. Springer Publishing Company, 2018.
3.
Health 2020: A European policy framework and strategy for the 21st century. WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2013; 184 p.
Additional Reading
1.
Marmot M., Wilkinson R.G. (ed.). Social Determinants of Health. 2nd edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. x, 366 p.
2.
Veselība 2020: Eiropas stratēģiskais ietvars visos pārvaldes un sabiedrības līmeņos veiktas rīcības atbalstam veselības un labklājības vairošanai. SPKC, 2013; 15 lpp.
3.
Global Burden of Disease (GBD 2019)
4.
OECD. 2020. Health at a Glance: Europe 2020.
5.
Baltiņš M. Lietišķā epidemioloģija. Rīga: Zinātne, 2003. 354 lpp.
Other Information Sources
1.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
2.
The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe)
3.
European Health for All database (HFA-DB)
4.
European Community Health Indicators (ECHI)
5.
Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs (SPKC)