Public Health
Study Course Implementer
Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek@rsu.lv, +371 67338307
About Study Course
Objective
Preliminary Knowledge
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
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
Skills
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.
Competences
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.
Assessment
Individual work
Examination
Study Course Theme Plan
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Public health. Health
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Disease prevention. Screening
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Social determinants of health
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Health system framework and values. Integrated care. Governance
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Health care financing. Health care quality
Bibliography
Required Reading
Donovan, D., & McDowell, I. (Eds.). (2018). AFMC Primer on Population Health - A virtual textbook on Public Health concepts for clinicians. Ottawa, ON: The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC).
Additional Reading
Somerville M., Kumaran K., Anderson R. (2016). Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance. New York, UNITED KINGDOM: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.