HSP601 - BASIC PUBLIC HEALTH

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
BASIC PUBLIC HEALTH HSP601 1st Semester 3 0 3 6
PrequisitesNone
Course languageTurkish
Course typeMust 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
 
Instructor (s)Prof. Hakan AltıntaÅŸ, MD Prof. Levent Akın, MD Prof. Dilek Aslan, MD 
Course objectiveTo teach public health approach and basic knowledge on public health 
Learning outcomes
  1. At the end of this course the students will be able to; Explain the public health approach,
  2. Explain principles and the importance of health administration
  3. Explain economics and public health interaction,
  4. Know basic principles of child and adolescent health, community nutrition, prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary), occupational health, environmental health, women?s health, health education and promotion, adult health, disaster medicine, international health, school health
Course ContentThe main subjects of public health (Introduction to public health, Health administration, Health economics, Child and Adolesan health, Community nutrition, Contol of Communicable diseases, Occupation and health, Environment and health, Women's health, International Health, Adult Health, Disaster Management, Health Education, School health) 
References1.Maxcy- RosenauLastPublicHealthandPreventiveMedicine, Fourteenthedition, 1998, Fifteent Edition, 2008
2. Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler, Güler Ç., Akın L., (Ed), 2006, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları Ankara
3.Oxford Textbook of PublicHealth, TheScopeof PublicHealth, Detels R.,McEwen J., Beaglehole R., Tanaka H., Fourth Edition, Oxford UniversityPress, 2002, Fifth Edition, 2011
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Introduction to public health
Week 2Health administration
Week 3Children?s health
Week 4Community nutrition
Week 5Health economics
Week 6Control of Communicable diseases
Week 7Occupation and health
Week 8Environment and health
Week 9Women?s health
Week 10International Health
Week 11Health Education
Week 12School health
Week 13Disaster Management
Week 14Adult Health
Week 15Preparing for final exam
Week 16FINAL EXAM

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance320
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments110
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam180
Total110
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes420
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes180
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)148112
Presentation / Seminar Preparation000
Project000
Homework assignment166
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 12020
Total Workload3037180

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest