VZM41 Current topics of Health Education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Lenka Adámková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Petr Kachlík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Mužíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Jitka Reissmannová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Petr Kachlík, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Education and Health Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Health Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to present an overview of certified providers of programmes aimed at primary prevention of risk behaviour. The students will understand the basic concepts in the area of prevention with a focus on the current issues as defined by the curriculum. On the basis of the knowledge acquired, the students will be able to interpret primary prevention and risk behaviour data. The partial goal of the course is also to repeat the main topics of health education in the context of current events and knowledge.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the students will be able to: - Formulate the current problems in the area human health, health protection and promotion, primary prevention and risk behaviour with an emphasis on nutrition and eating disorders, communicable and non-communicable diseases, psycho-social health and human protection in emergency situations; - Review their own knowledge, understand the significance of lifelong self-education and high-quality teaching; - Understand the importance of prevention and school as significant factors affecting the health of an individual and the entire population; - Actively search for new information and perform a critical analysis of such information.
Syllabus
  • Content of seminars: 1. Nutrition and eating disorders. 2. Communicable and non-communicable diseases. 3. Psycho-social health. 4. Human protection in emergency situations. 5. Other current topics of health education.
Literature
    required literature
  • Ministerstvo zdravotnictví ČR: www.mzcr.cz
  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. ECDC. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-ecdc
  • Státní zdravotní ústav: www.szu.cz
  • World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/
  • ALBERTS, Bruce. Základy buněčné biologie : úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. Translated by Arnošt Kotyk. 2. vyd. Ústí nad Labem: Espero Publishing, 2004, xxvi, 630. ISBN 8090290620. info
  • HATINA, Jiří and Bryan SYKES. Lékařská genetika: problémy a přístupy. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1999, 296 s. ISBN 80-200-0700-8. info
    recommended literature
  • European Medicines Agency. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en
  • The Association of Schools of Public Health in European Region. https://www.aspher.org/
  • SCHOOLS FOR HEALTH IN EUROPE: https://www.schoolsforhealth.org/
Teaching methods
The course is delivered in the form of seminars. The students will discuss various topics as per the course syllabus.
Assessment methods
The students will demonstrate their knowledge of the issue and produce a seminar paper on a selected topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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