HSP609 - POPULATION and HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POPULATION and HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | HSP609 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Other: , individual work, article and seminar presentation, term paper preparation and presentation | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Nesrin Çilingiroğlu, PhD | |||||
| Course objective | The objective of this course is to provide insight on how to use demography from the public health perspective; main issues in population health and basic concepts; basic characteristics of demography; population growth in Turkey and World; factors effecting the health status in the developing countries; inequalities in health and how they vary between countries; determinants of health and measurement; comparison of countries according to economic development and health level. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Main topics of this course are; description of demography, its scope and utilization of demography in public health, main issues in population health, population growth in Turkey and World, description of health and development and factors effecting health in developing countries inequalities and reasons in health, how they vary between countries and its importance in terms of public health, determinants of health, measures, and its importance in terms of public health, economic development, demographic transition and health relation, relation between fertility, mortality and other demographic factors and health in developing countries and its importance in terms of public health, the relation between risky groups, sex and health for public health policies, relation between economic development and its indicators and how to use them for developing public health policies, comparison of countries according to economic development and health level. | |||||
| References | 1.Population and Health in Developing Countries. Volume 1, Population, Health, and Survival at INDEPTH Sites. INDEPTH Network. Ottawa: International Development Research Centre, 2002. 2.Kertzer DI. Fricke T (1997). Anthropological Demography: Toward a New Synthesis. University of Chicago Press. 3.Pol, L. G., and R. K. Thomas. (2000). The demography of health and health care. Springer. Second Edition. 4.Omran, A. R. (1971). The epidemiologic transition: A theory of the epidemiology of population change. Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly 49(1):509?538. 5.Frankish, CJ et al. (1996). Health Impact Assessment as a Tool for Population Health Promotion and Public Policy. Vancouver: Institute of Health Promotion Research, University of British Columbia. EriÅŸim tarihi 12.10.2008. 6.CSDH (2008). Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Final Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Geneva, World Health Organization. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Description of demography, its scope and utilization of demography in public health, |
| Week 2 | Population growth in Turkey and world, |
| Week 3 | Article discussion |
| Week 4 | Main issues in population health and development, |
| Week 5 | Description of health and development and factors effecting health in developing countries |
| Week 6 | Seminar presentation and discussion |
| Week 7 | Inequalities and reasons in health, how they vary between countries and its importance in terms of public health, |
| Week 8 | Determinants of health, measures, and its importance in terms of public health, |
| Week 9 | Mid term exam |
| Week 10 | Economic development, demographic transition and health relation, |
| Week 11 | Article presentation and discussion |
| Week 12 | Relation between fertility, mortality and other demographic factors and health in developing countries and its importance in terms of public health, |
| Week 13 | Seminar presentation and discussion |
| Week 14 | The relation between risky groups, sex and health for public health policies, |
| Week 15 | Relation between economic development and its indicators and how to use them for developing public health policies, |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 2 | 10 |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 90 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 17 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 35 | 20 | 120 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has up-to-date knowledge on public health, which s/he can enhance and deepen. | X | ||||
| 2. Comprehends, assesses, and interprets interdisciplinary interaction in the field of public health. | X | ||||
| 3. Has comprehensive knowledge on methods used in public health and public health program development, implementation and evaluation. | X | ||||
| 4. Has knowledge on research and statistical methods used in the field of public health. | X | ||||
| 5. Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge on public health. | X | ||||
| 6. Combines his/her public health knowledge and skills with appropriate methods and tools to identify health problems in communities and to find solutions by developing policy and strategy recommendations. | X | ||||
| 7. Plans, conducts, analyzes, and reports research studies in public health issues. | X | ||||
| 8. Able to work in teams and share his/her knowledge in identifying public health problems and solutions. | X | ||||
| 9. Assesses international development and progress in the field of public health by considering country-specific conditions. | X | ||||
| 10. Has knowledge on ethical principles with respect to all kinds of scientific and professional work in the area of public health, and acts accordingly. | X | ||||
| 11. Conducts scientific research, writes and presents scientific papers on priority areas of public health. | X | ||||
| 12. Contributes to the national and international health policy work with a public health perspective. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest