MZKOP0121p Health promotion and protection- l

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavlína Kaňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Friessová (assistant)
Ing. Veronika Išová (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Alena Langaufová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Thu 12. 9. 11:00–12:40 C15/308, Fri 13. 9. 9:30–12:00 B11/327
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
After successfully completing the course, students will know the basic concepts and methods in the field of Public Health.
Students will be able to explain the benefits of population approach to the study of health and disease, and will be familiarized with the approaches, contents and basic concepts and methods of epidemiology.
Students will be able to search and interpret relevant data and use methods of descriptive and analytic epidemiology to describe and assess population health status.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, students will know the basic concepts and methods in the field of Public Health.
Students will be able to explain the benefits of population approach to the study of health and disease, and will be familiarized with the approaches, contents and basic concepts and methods of epidemiology.
Students will be able to search and interpret relevant data and use methods of descriptive and analytic epidemiology to describe and assess population health status.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to public health I - orientation, development, contents and methods. Contribution of the population approach to health.
  • 2. Health and population. Healthcare system in the society.
  • 3. Health and its determinants. Social determinants of health.
  • 4. Epidemiology as the basis of health policy.
  • 5. International cooperation in preventing the spread of infections, eradication programs.
Literature
    required literature
  • HOLČÍK, Jan, Adolf ŽÁČEK and Ilona KOUPILOVÁ. Sociální lékařství. 3. nezměn. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 137 s. ISBN 9788087192153. info
    recommended literature
  • BONITA, R., R. BEAGLEHOLE and T. KJELLSTROM. Basic epidemiology. 2nd. Geneva: WHO, 2006, 213 pp. ISBN 9789241547079. info
  • Zdraví 2020 : osnova evropské zdravotní politiky pro 21. století. Translated by Jan Holčík - Karel Zástěra. 1. vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo zdravotnictví České republiky ve spolupráci se Státním zdravotním ústavem, 2014, 182 s. ISBN 9788085047486. info
  • HOLČÍK, Jan. Systém péče o zdraví a zdravotní gramotnost : k teoretickým základům cesty ke zdraví. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 293 stran. ISBN 9788073921293. info
    not specified
  • GERYLOVOVÁ, Anna and Jan HOLČÍK. Úvod do základů statistiky : text pro semináře. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 50 s. ISBN 9788021056619. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.

Reading and studying ALL REQUIRED LITERATURE.

Assessment methods
CREDIT TEST.
CREDIT TEST INFORMATION:
1. Get at least 70 % (14 out of 20 questions) in the credit test, which is a requisite to sit for examination.
2. Each student must register in the Information System (IS) in one of the offered credit test terms. The credit test has fixed examination terms / dates - (Only during the examination period, except the examination pre-term). No extra-terms will be given.
3. Students registered to a credit test term will fail the term if:
a-) arrive late to the test. No late arrival will be allowed after the start of the credit test.
b-) they are not present and previously do not cancel the term in the stipulated periods (see IS).
4. In case of failure, EACH STUDENT CAN RETAKE THE CREDIT TEST TWO MORE TIMES, only in given terms (according to Masaryk University study and examination regulations).
5. In case of failure during the third term (second resit), the student must repeat the course in the following school year.
6. All credit test questions are based on ALL REQUIRED LITERATURE, seminars and lectures.
The credit test is a written examination → 20 multiple choice question test, with only one correct answer - (to pass the test, it is required a minimum of 14 correct answers / points). SCORE:
Passed → 14 and more correct answers / points.
Failed → 13 or less correct answers / points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/med/podzim2024/MZKOP0121p/
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
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