HSP612 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH | HSP612 | Any Semester/Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dilek Aslan, MD | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of the course is to provide international health approach to the students for their use in their professional lives. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | International health concern Health status of the world in the 21st century: What are the differences from the past Classification of nations Globalization, poverty and health-disease relationship inequalities in international health perspective Health problems in developed and developing countries Health indicators/measures used in international health International health agreements General view on international organizations focusing on health issues International health and human rights, ethical perspectives/dilemmas | |||||
| References | 1. Oxford Textbook of Public Health (Eds. Detels R., Beaglehole R., Lansang MA, Gulliford M) Oxford University Press, 2011 (ISBN: :978-0-19-969347-4). 2. http://www.who.int/en/. 3. http://www.un.org.tr. 4. Türkiye Sağlık Raporu. Halk Sağlığı Uzmanları Derneği Yayınları, 2012. http://hasuder.org.tr/anasayfa/index.php/turkiye-saglik-raporu. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | International health concern |
| Week 2 | Health status of the world in the 21st century: What are the differences from the past? |
| Week 3 | Classification of nations |
| Week 4 | Globalization, poverty and health-disease relationship? in the international health perspective |
| Week 5 | Inequalities in the international health |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Health problems in developing world |
| Week 8 | Health problems in developing world |
| Week 9 | Health indicators/measures used in international health |
| Week 10 | International health agreements |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Evaluation of international health agreements in the perspective of Turkey |
| Week 13 | General view on international organizations focusing on health issues |
| Week 14 | International health and human rights, ethical perspective/dilemmas |
| Week 15 | Optional work plans in international health |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 10 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 6 | 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 | 1 | 14 |
| 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 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 13 | 55 |
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