PUBLIC HEALTH
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health
through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private,
communities and individuals" (1920, C.E.A. Winslow). Public Health is considered in many aspects of
a health status. Main interventions of public health are focused on surveillance and assessment of
the population's health and wellbeing; assessing the evidence of effectiveness of interventions,
programmes and services to improve population health and wellbeing; policy and strategy
development and implementation for population health and wellbeing; leadership and collaborative
working for population health and wellbeing.
TEACHERS:
Prof. dr hab. Jacek J. Klawe
dr hab. Paweł Zalewski
lek. med. Roman Graczykowski
CONTACT:
Dr hab.. Paweł Zalewski e-mail: p.zalewski@cm.umk.pl
SYLABUS
I.
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
II.
Head of the Department: prof. dr hab. n. med. Jacek J. Klawe, Faculty of Medicine, year: fifth.
III.
Form of the classes: lectures
IV.
Assessment: final multiple-choice test, 1 ECTS point.
V.
Subject hours: Lectures 30h.
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Aims of the course:
Lectures:
1.
The aim of the public health course is to provide the students with an overview of the
principles and concepts of basic aspects of public health.
VII.
Topics of lectures:
1.
Essentials of Public Health. Basic terms and definitions.
2.
Public Health strategies.
3.
Social and economical factors of health.
4.
Demographical and social causes of health risk and disease.
5.
Disease spread monitoring. Medical statistics in Public Health.
6.
New and repapered infections disease.
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Bioterrorism as a risk factor of community health. Influenza virus variability as a health risk.
Vaccination as a Public Health level improvement tool.
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Medical data bases. Evidence Based Medicine sources in Public Health. Medical Information.
9.
World, European and Polish Health Programmes.
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Demographical prognosis for World and Europe.
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Health care systems management.
12.
Health promotion and prevention in Public Health.
VIII. Self-study topics:
Studying professional literature.
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Literature:
Obligatory textbooks:
1.
Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance by Margaret Somerville, K. Kumaran and Rob
Anderson.
2.
Essential Public Health: Theory and Practice by Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates and Padmanabhan
Badrinath.
3.
Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice (Oxford Medical Handbooks) by David Pencheon,
Charles Guest, David Melzer and Muir Gray.
Additional textbooks:
1.
Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance by Margaret Somerville, K. Kumaran and Rob
Anderson.
2.
A Dictionary of Epidemiology by Miquel Porta.
3.
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Preventive Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e
by James F. Jekel MD MPH, David L. Katz MD MPH, Dorothea Wild MD MPH Dr. Med and Joann
G. Elmore MD MP.
4.
Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials by Robert H. Fletcher and Suzanne W. Fletcher
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List of practical skills of completing:
1.
Describe the main areas of Public Health.
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Develop a research question from a health-related problem.
3.
Iidentifying basic factors that in Public Health improvement.
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Suggest a health care solutions for public health improvement.
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Understanding practical applications of epidemiological methods in Public Health.
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Understanding direct and indirect relations between clinical medicine and Public Health.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
THE COURSE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Information about the course:
The coursework of Public Health includes 30 hours lectures conducted during one semester. It is
ended with the Final Exam (test). The final test will be timed in the schedule of session.
Obligatory textbooks:
4.
Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance by Margaret Somerville, K. Kumaran and Rob
Anderson.
5.
Essential Public Health: Theory and Practice by Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates and Padmanabhan
Badrinath.
6.
Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice (Oxford Medical Handbooks) by David Pencheon,
Charles Guest, David Melzer and Muir Gray.
Additional textbooks:
5.
Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance by Margaret Somerville, K. Kumaran and Rob
Anderson.
6.
A Dictionary of Epidemiology by Miquel Porta.
7.
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Preventive Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e
by James F. Jekel MD MPH, David L. Katz MD MPH, Dorothea Wild MD MPH Dr. Med and Joann
G. Elmore MD MP.
8.
Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials by Robert H. Fletcher and Suzanne W. Fletcher
Requirements:
1. Students are obliged to prepare the part of material for each exercises from the topic.
2. The lectures are obligatory. In the case of the illness a sick leave has to be delivered. Other
absences due to important reason must be documented.
3. Two unjustified and undocumented absences make it impossible to pass the semester and take
the Final test.
4. Each Student is obliged to come for the exercises and lectures on time. Delayed Students can
enter the class only if the time of delaying does not exceed 15 minutes from the moment a exercises
has been started.
5. In the case of absence or delay (more than 15 minutes) the Student is obliged to pass the material
which was covered during the exercises within 2 weeks.
6. Eating, drinking and using mobile phones during the exercises are prohibited.
Final Exam:
1. Students can take the Final Exam on condition that they be present on all lectures.
2. The Final Exam consists of multiple-choice test (only one answer is correct).
3. Students who failed the Final Exam are obliged to retake the test.
4. The final scores of the Final Exam are not changeable.
5. An excuse for absence should be submitted to the examiner the next day, or in justified
circumstances, within three days after the Final Exam.
6. The Final Exam will be assessed according to given marks:
(Fail)- less than 60%
(3,0)- 60%
(3,5)- 65%
(4,0)- 70%
(4,5)- 80%
(5,0)- 90%