Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Social Determinants of Health
Course Code
SVUEK_111
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Information and Communication Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inese Stars
Structure Unit Manager
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
Structural Unit
Institute of Public Health
Contacts
Riga, Kronvalda bulvāris 9, svek@rsu.lv, +37167338307
About Study Course
Objective
Provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of the social context of health; of the relation of social factors and health outcomes and health behaviour; acquire the skills to identify the involvement of social factors (determinants) in the formation of various health outcomes.
Preliminary Knowledge
Sociology, public health, epidemiology, research methodology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On completion of the course students will enumerate various social determinants of health; describe each of them in detail; describe the potential mechanisms of the impact of social factors on health; speak about the topicality of social determinants of health nowadays, characterise their ideological position.
Skills
1.On completion of the course students will explain the role of social determinants of health within the context of topical public health issues; identify the presence of social factors in the origin and prevalence of various health conditions; identify factors affecting various diseases and their spread; use appropriate terminology; critically analyse literature on the effects of social structure on health and health-related disparities.
Competences
1.On completion of the course students will assess social determinants of health in cases of various public health issues and offer possible solutions for the problem in accordance with the theoretical and methodological guidelines of social determinants of health; develop possible operational algorithms for reducing the negative effects of different social determinants of health on public health.
Assessment
Individual work
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In order to understand research on social determinants of health, a student selects and reads one scientific article on relation of SDOH to one of health outcomes, submits and presents the summary of the article. In order to be able to combine theoretical assumptions of social determinants of health and their practical manifestations, students analyse real health-related cases and present their conclusions to the audience. Presentations are meant to make students better acquire public speaking skills, learn to formulate and express their views and justify their point of view.
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Examination
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The student prepares a paper-type description of the relationship of one social determinant with health. The paper is based on scientific literature. The paper is presented in the form of a presentation, demonstrating familiar research methodology and key findings.
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--> participation in group works and their presentations, completion of independent work (20%)
--> successfully passed the exam, which consists of a review of scientific articles and its presentation (80%)
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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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 in the perspective of public health.
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Social determinants of health in the perspective of public health.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Examples of practical cases of social determinants of health and their analysis.
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Examples of practical cases of social determinants of health and their analysis.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Socio-economic status as a social determinant of health.
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Socio-economic status as a social determinant of health.
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Socio-economic status as a social determinant of health: an analysis of the examples.
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Socio-economic status as a social determinant of health: an analysis of the examples.
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2
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Approach of a human life cycle in the context of social determinants of health.
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Approach of a human life cycle in the context of social determinants of health.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Health literacy as a social determinant of health.
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Auditorium
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Communication of social determinants of health.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Marmot, M., Wilkinson, R.G. eds. Social determinants of health, 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2005.
Additional Reading
1.
Hellman, C.G. (2000) Culture, Health and Illness. Oxford.
2.
Graham Scambler (ed.) (2008) Sociology as applied to medicine. 6th ed. Edinburgh: Saunders/Elsevier.
3.
Social Determinants of Health. The Solid Facts. (2003) Second ed. WHO
Other Information Sources
1.
Commission on Social Determinants of Health (Final report). Closing the gap in a generation. Health equity through action on the social determinants of health.