Course: Health and Social Policy

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Course title Health and Social Policy
Course code KPZ/P1ZDP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kotingová Lenka, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kmentová Kateřina, Mgr.
Course content
Health and social policy - definition, basic terms. The role of preventive medicine and public health in the system of public health care. General epidemiology and methods of its work. Hygiene and epidemiology in the issue of public health protection. Occurrence of infectious diseases and its prevention. Addiction issues. Occupational medicine. Prevention of civilization diseases. Social marketing. Health statistics and demography. Addiction issues. Occurrence of infectious diseases and its prevention.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the complex issues of state health policy with a priority focus on prevention supporting health.
Students know the priorities and strategies of health and social policy, they accept legislative and methodological recommendations related to the issue, they are able to plan, lead, and evaluate the care in midwifery and to prevent undesirable situations that result from the implementation of midwifery care in a multidisciplinary team.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Presentation

Fulfilment of 60% compulsory attendance at lectures. Fulfilment of 80% compulsory attendance at seminars. Fulfilment of the assigned written work. Passing the oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • FAIT, T. a kol. Preventivní medicína. 2. rozšíř. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Maxdorf Jessenius, 2008.
  • HOLČÍK, J. Systém péče o zdraví a zdravotní gramotnost. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 2010.
  • HUDÁKOVÁ, A., MAJERNÍKOVÁ L. Kvalita života seniorů v kontextu ošetřovatelství. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013.
  • JANEČKOVÁ, H.; HNILICOVÁ, H. Úvod do veřejného zdravotnictví. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2009.
  • KREBS, V. Sociální politika. 5. přeprac. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2010.
  • NEŠPOR, K. Návykové chování: současné poznatky a perspektivy léčby. Praha: Portál, 2007.


Study plans that include the course
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