MED406 Public Health

5 ECTS - 1-0 Duration (T+A)- 7. Semester- 1 National Credit

Information

Code MED406
Name Public Health
Term 4. Term
Duration (Week) 3 Week
ECTS 5 ECTS
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Tıp - Staj
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör. Aslı BOZ


Course Goal

In accordance with the Turkish National Standards of Pre-Graduation Medical Education, the Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine 4th Grade Public Health Training Course aims to get medical doctor candidates to gain knowledge and attitude and a base for prospective behaviour to practise –based on equity– the profession of medicine which provides preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care service to everyone in the community, carried out, at the national level, under the supervision and management of the Public Health General Directorate of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye. The course is the theoretical, basic practice and laboratory applications component of the Public Health internship, which will take place in the 6th year when the candidates will face and serve the community at the field level. With both components, Public Health Training Course aims to raise medical doctors who are able to take part in research, counselling and management duties, in the provision of preventive and curative health services, in the investigation of epidemics, in public health education and in the operation of public health laboratories

Course Content

Basics of public health, Epidemiology, Health education, Communicable diseases and prevention, Maternal health, Women and reproductive health in Turkey, Family planning, Work health and safety, Accidents and first-aid, Management of extraordinary incidents and disaster, Community nutrition, Laboratory in Primary Health Care, Child health, Adolescent health, Immunisation in Primary Health Care, School health, Tourist and migration health, Zoonotic diseases, Chronic diseases, Elders health, Health management, Environment and public health, Seminaries and Group works/presentations.

Course Precondition

Having successfully completed the courses MED100, MED200 and MED300 in the curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine Çukurova University

Resources

1.Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler (Ed.F.Tanır, H.Demirhindi). Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara, 2020. 2.Temel İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Eğitimi (Ed.F.Tanır) Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara, 2016. 3.Sağlıkta Araştırma ve Çözümleme (Ed.G.Aksakoğlu) 3.Baskı, DEÜ Rektörlük Basımevi, İzmir, 2016.

Notes

Internet resources 1.http://www.saglik.gov.tr 2.http://www.ttb.org.tr 3.http://www.who.int 4.http://www.hasuder.org.tr 5.http://www.csgb.gov.tr 6.http://www.hips.hacettepe.edu.tr


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Topic.1- BASIC PUBLIC HEALTH 1. Explains the concepts of basic health and public health, 2. Defines the perception of health and illness, 3. Explains Social-Community Medicine, Public Health (PH)-Preventive Medicine, 4. Lists health services, 5. Explains the historical development of medicine, 6. Compares traditional and contemporary medicine, 7. Lists the principles of PH understanding today, 8. Lists the organisation of PH and contemporary PH practices, 9. Lists the roles of the World Health Organization (WHO) in terms of PH, 10. Lists the branches of PH science, 11. Explains PH awareness and PH week activities, 12. Lists urgent health issues for 2020-2030 13. Lists “Sustainable Development Goals” of The United Nations 14. Explains the relationship between Covid-19 and “Sustainable Development Goals”.
LO02 Topic:2-EPIDEMIOLOGY 1. Defines epidemiology as a methodology, 2. Explains the development process of epidemiology in history, 3. Lists the basic strategies and features of epidemiology, 4. Defines the classification and usage areas of various epidemiological study types, 5. Lists the basic features of epidemiological research. 6. Explains the characteristics of epidemiological methods used in research.
LO03 Topic:3-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND PREVENTION 1. Defines infectious diseases, 2. Defines the chain of infection, 3. Explains surveillance, its importance and stages, 4. Defines an epidemic and explains the study of an epidemic, 5. Lists the necessary precautions to be taken before and after the emergence of infectious diseases, 6. Lists the control methods for water-born, food-born, air-born and sexually transmitted diseases, 7. Explains the notification system in infectious diseases.
LO04 Topic:4-WOMAN AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 1. Explains the concept of gender, its effects, its situation in the world and in Turkey, 2. Lists the common women's and reproductive health problems in Turkey, 3. Explains the health risks related to women's and reproductive health, 4. Lists the risky situations and the content of the service provided in the follow-up of women aged 15-49 in primary care, 5. Lists the preventive health services for women of reproductive age in primary care.
LO05 Topic: 5-MATERNAL HEALTH 1. Ranks the risk factors for maternal health, 2. Lists the causes of maternal deaths, 3. Explains the importance of maternal deaths in Turkey, 4. Explains the importance of prenatal and puerperal care, 5. Ranks the risky situations that may be encountered during pregnancy,
LO06 Topic:6-FAMILY PLANNING 1. Defines family planning (FP) and explains its historical development, 2. Lists the benefits of family planning, 3. Explains the use of FP in Turkey, 4. Defines FP counselling, 5. List the FP methods, 6. Explains FP methods, 7. Defines emergency contraception.
LO07 Topic:7-CHILD HEALTH 1. Explains the importance of child health in our country and in the world, 2. Explains the value and importance of the child in the family and society, 3. Lists the indicators of child health, 4. Lists the factors affecting child health, 5. Lists the main causes of child health morbidity and mortality, 6. Defines the child health service model and the programs carried out, 7. Defines childhood periods, characteristics and common health problems, 8. Explains the healthy relationship between mother and baby, 9. Explains the importance of healthy child follow-up and how it is done, 10. Explains the importance and characteristics of nutrition in childhood, 11. Explains the social factors that cause the emergence of common childhood diseases and the early diagnosis of these diseases and the methods of approach to these diseases, 12. Lists the causes and prevention methods of accidents and injuries in childhood, 13. Explains social studies that will affect child health and how to support them, 14. Calculates and interprets infant and child health indicators, 15. Develops solution proposals and plans implementation methods to reduce child health morbidity and mortality rates, 16. Lists and explains the periodic follow-ups of healthy children in the 0-6 age group, 17. Lists the methods for following growth and development in healthy child follow-ups and early diagnosis of related problems, 18. Describes vaccination schedule for age groups, 19. Explains mothers' knowledge of breastfeeding and breast care techniques and feeding techniques of infants, 20. Defines prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of common childhood diseases, 21. Explains the protective measures that should be taken by other health personnel, families and the community against causes of accidents and injuries, 22. Explains cooperation with other sectors, 23. Lists the health problems of this period.
LO08 Topic:8-ADOLESCENT HEALTH 1. Defines adolescence period, 2. Lists the characteristics of the adolescence period, 3. Lists the factors affecting adolescent health, 4. Explains the concept of RISK in adolescence, 5. Lists the causes of morbidity and mortality in adolescence, emphasises their importance and lists solutions, 6. Explains the adolescent health service model and the importance of intersectoral cooperation in its delivery, 7. Lists the sectors that will cooperate in the provision of adolescent health services.
LO09 Topic:9-IMMUNISATION IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 1. Lists the basic principles and methods of immunisation, 2. Explains the national immunisation program, 3. Defines risk groups, 4. Explains adult immunization, 5. Lists the vaccines that are not included in the routine vaccination schedule, 6. Organises immunisation practices according to the needs of the society, 7. Calculates target group and vaccination percentage in routine vaccination programs, 8. Calculates the required amount of vaccination, 9. Lists the cold chain rules, 10. Explains the GBP vaccination circular, 11. Lists the aims of activities such as vaccination days or vaccination campaigns, and knows their differences, 12. Explains the control of communicable diseases seen in the community and vaccination applications in epidemics.
LO10 Topic:10- OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 1. Explains the concept of occupational health and safety (OHS), its history and legal basis, 2. Explains the relationship between occupational health and human health and public health, 3. Lists the principles of occupational health practice, 4. Explains the concepts of danger and risk, evaluation and protection, 5. Lists the definition of occupational disease, its features, causes and ways of prevention, 6. Defines work-related diseases, 7. Lists work accidents, their causes and protection methods, 8. Explains the positions of ergonomics, absenteeism and nutrition in occupational health, 9. Lists the OHS organisation in Türkiye and the function and members of the OHS Board, 10. Knows the characteristics of the workplace health unit, 11. Knows the duties and responsibilities of the workplace doctor, 12. Explains the developments in occupational health in the light of international standards.
LO11 Topic:11-INJURIES/ACCIDENTS AND FIRST AID 1. Defines injury/accident, and knows its importance, 2. Lists the types and causes of injury/accident, 3. Lists the general methods of protection from injuries/accidents, 4. Lists special protection methods from home, work and traffic injuries/accidents, 5. Defines first aid and first aid, 6. Lists the priorities and basic applications in first aid, 7. Evaluates the accident environment.
LO12 Topic:12-HEALTH SERVICES IN EXTRAORDINARY SITUATIONS 1. Knows the definition, types and causes of the extraordinary situation (EOS), 2. Describes public health services in extraordinary situations, 3. Knows the approach to EOS before its occurrence, 4. Knows the approach to EOS during its occurrence 5. Knows the approach to EOS after its occurrence, 6. Describes what to do in primary care medicine for the prevention of EOS. 7. Explains the protection in nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) danger, 8. Describes emergency aid applications in endangered primary care conditions in NBC.
LO13 Topic:13-COMMUNITY NUTRITION 1. Defines nutrition and knows related definitions, 2. Knows the effects of community nutrition on health, 3. Lists nutrients and nutritional diseases, 4. Knows the health problems caused by nutrition-related diseases, 5. Lists nutrition problems, solutions and suggestions in Türkiye, 6. Explains pregnant, infant and child nutrition, 7. Lists the relationship between obesity and nutrition and solutions.
LO14 Topic:14-CHRONIC DISEASES 1. Defines chronic disease, 2. Explains the social importance of the chronic disease, 3. Lists the problems caused by the chronic disease, 4. Knows the screening methods for chronic diseases, 5. Knows the prevention of chronic diseases.
LO15 Topic:15-ELDERLY HEALTH 1. Defines the elderly and elderly health 2. Explains the importance of elderly health, 3. Explains the practices in primary health care for elderly health.
LO16 Topic:16-ZOONOTIC DISEASES 1. Knows zoonoses and coping methods with zoonoses in primary care medicine, 2. Defines zoonotic diseases in primary care, 3. Defines the evaluation of zoonoses and treatment according to the result, 4. Knows the precautions for transmission routes, 5. Knows the precautions for risk groups in zoonoses, 6. Knows the notifications of the zoonoses, 7. Defines inter-sectoral cooperation in the fight against zoonoses.
LO17 Topic:17-HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH LITERACY 1. Explains the concepts and forms of education, 2. Defines adult education, 3. Defines health behaviour and health promotion and lists plans, 4. Explains the basic aims, stages and principles of health education, 5. Lists the factors, methods and basic issues affecting health education, 6. Explains health literacy and its importance, 7. Explains how to develop health literacy.
LO18 Topic:18-LABORATORY IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 1. Explains the simple staining techniques used in the primary care laboratory, 2. Takes blood samples for malaria, evaluates it and describes the treatment, 3. Performs routine stool and urine tests and explains the results, 4. Performs leukocyte, haemoglobin, haematocrit and sedimentation tests and explains the results, 5. Performs skin fungus native preparations and explains the results, 6. Evaluates other advanced laboratory test results (SGOT, SGPT, AK, Cholesterol, etc.) and explains patient referral.
LO19 Topic:19-ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 1. Explains the basic units of environment and ecology, 2. Defines water pollution, water disinfection and water treatment, 3. Explains air pollution, 4. Explains the concept of waste, its types, transportation and disposal, 5. Defines pesticides and lists their types, 6. Defines vectors and lists their types, 7. Knows the health effects of radiation and noise, 8. Explains global warming, climate change and ozone pollution, 9. Explain the risk assessment in environmental health.
LO20 Topic:20-TOURIST AND IMMIGRATION HEALTH 1. Defines tourism, explains its importance in the world and in Turkey, 2. Explains the relationship between health and tourism, 3. Defines tourist health, 4. Lists the specific health needs of tourists and various public health problems related to tourism, including nomads, and lists solutions, 5. Explains the vaccination needs of tourists, 6. Defines health tourism and explains its applications, 7. Defines tourism health, 8. Lists the health, environmental health and public health measures of the employees in the tourism sector, 9. Explains the importance of integrating tourist health and medicine in primary care service delivery, 10. Knows the problems and measures related to high-risk tourist groups.
LO21 Topic:21-SCHOOL HEALTH 1. Defines school health and related standards, 2. Knows the historical development of school health in Turkey, 3. Knows the importance of school health, 4. Classify and explain school health services, 5. Explains the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment approach in school health, 6. Lists the principles of nutrition at school age, 7. Explains the management of infectious and chronic diseases in the school environment, 8. Defines the concept of Health Promotion School, 9. Defines the school health team, 10. Knows school health services in Turkey. 11. Evaluates school health in terms of community and environmental health.
LO22 Topic:22-HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND LEGISLATION 1. Knows management styles and planning stages, 2. Explains the administrative structure of Turkey, 3. Defines health services legislation, 4. Lists the audit phenomenon and techniques, 5. Knows health economics, 6. Lists the causes of cost increase in health services and their importance in terms of public health, 7. Determines the service-related expectations, wishes and needs of the society served, 8. Defines the scope of planning and organising a planning exercise, 9. Interprets the legislation provisions such as laws, statutes, regulations, and directives correctly, 10. Explains the efficient management principles of the Family Health Centre, 11. Explains primary, secondary and tertiary health institutions and a public health laboratory, 12. Knows appropriate audit techniques, 13. Explains using the information in management decisions, 14. Defines constantly renewing knowledge and skills.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To explain the normal structure, function, development and interaction of the human body and mind at all stages of life. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Common physical and mental disorders-diseases; can list and explain its epidemiology, pathology, symptoms, signs, prognosis and treatment. 5
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal She/He has knowledge of preventive medicine methods and ethical principles in the creation of healthy living conditions and the prevention of diseases. 5
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Should be able to identify current, reliable diagnostic methods and appropriate pharmacological, physical, nutritional and psychosocial treatment methods in diseases that are common in our country. 5
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal She/he comprehends, analyzes and evaluates the health and disease components, process and outcome, uses evidence-based medicine methods in updating information and in patient treatment, adopts the principle of making decisions in line with ethical principles by evaluating the patient's preference, own experience and the most valid evidence. 5
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal She/he takes an accurate, comprehensive and problem-oriented anamnesis, can approach the individual systematically by physical examination and mental evaluation, and decides by respecting the patient's privacy, secrets, honor, beliefs, cultural differences, and sexual preference.
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Provides first aid and basic life support and plans the next process in cases where there may be significant loss of function and organ, requiring urgent intervention. 5
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Makes differential diagnosis with a holistic approach to the patient, has knowledge, skills and competence in rational diagnosis and treatment planning, managing the patient and the disease, takes responsibility individually and as a team member in unexpected situations, monitors and owns the patient. 4
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Provides health education for the individual, family and society, carries out studies related to the field individually or as a team member, provides consultancy, supervision, expertise and leadership. 5
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Within the framework of the project it will carry out, it plans and manages the development and training of its employees, monitors and evaluates the process, and collaborates with other disciplines. 5
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Has the ability to communicate interculturally, can communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and other segments of the society, supports her/his thoughts and solution proposals with quantitative and qualitative data, and conveys them verbally and in writing, using Turkish correctly. 5
PLO12 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Develops positive attitudes and behaviors towards lifelong learning, adopts the universal conditions required by the medical profession. 5
PLO13 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Philosophy of science has the knowledge of the limits, accuracy, validity and reliability of information, knows the ways to reach the information and evaluates the information using critical thinking skills, determines the learning needs and resources related to medicine, and directs the learning by using the resources effectively. 5
PLO14 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı In addition to her professional development, she constantly improves herself/himself in cultural, artistic and social fields, and takes part in social responsibility projects with other professional groups.
PLO15 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Can use medical information and communication technologies along with computer software at the level required by the field. 5
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Understands the social environment and behavioral relationship and interaction of health, comprehends its social and behavioral aspects and socioeconomic effects, monitors and evaluates health-related events and developments on the agenda of the society and the world. 5
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği She/he keeps accurate and reliable records, collects data, analyzes and interprets epidemic, clinical and laboratory data, and acts in accordance with ethical principles in sharing the results. 5
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği She/he is sensitive to her/his own mental and physical health, employee health, environment and occupational safety, individual and public health, takes responsibility, develops a professional attitude and becomes a role model for the society with its behaviors. 5
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Knows the basic health legislation, acts in accordance with the laws, regulations and ethical rules regarding their rights and responsibilities as an individual. 5
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği She/he uses her/his professional autonomy, has sufficient experience to perform clinical practices at national standards and perform preventive medicine services. He can follow a foreign language at least European Language Portfolio B1 information and communicate with his colleagues. 5


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 *Everyday except Friday: 8:30-9:15 and 16:30-17:15 on days with 3 hours in the afternoon HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning - 9:30-17:15 (or 16:30) interactive lessons [1st day] HSU-402. Group Work-Free Learning * FT1-HSx-454. Basic Public Health (2/4) ** HD1-HSx-475. Community Nutrition (4/4) [2nd day] HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning * EN1-HSx-490. Health Management (3/5) ** HD2a-HSx-470. Child Health (3/3)+ HD2b-HSx-471. Adolescent Health (1/1) [3rd day] HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning * EK1-HSx-484. Communicable Diseases and Prevention (3/5) ** BM1-HSx-411. Environment and Public Health (4/4) [4th day] HSU-402. Group Work-Free Learning * FT2-HSx-450. Occupational Health and Safety (3/4) ** EK2-HSx-484. Communicable Diseases and Prevention (2/5) [5th day] HSU-401.Laboratory Practice (a) ** Afternoon HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning Preparation for the lecture and presentations from the sources (firstly, the course textbook no. 1) Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri, Gösterip Yaptırma, Rol Oynama, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası, Örnek Olay, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma, Problem Çözme
2 *Everyday except Friday: 8:30-9:15 and 16:30-17:15 on days with 3 hours in the afternoon HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning - 9:30-17:15 (or 16:30) interactive lessons [6.day] HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning * FT3-HSx-454. Basic Public Health (2/4) ** HD3-HSx-472. Immunisation in Primary Care (4/4) [7th day] HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning * EN2-HSx-492. Epidemiology (3/6) ** HD4a-Women and Reproductive Health in Turkey (3/3)+ HD4b-HSx-473. School Health (1/1) [8.day] HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning * BM2-HSx-415. Family Planning (3/3) ** EK3-HSx-483. Laboratory in Primary Care (4/4) [9th day] HSU-402. Group Work-Free Learning * FT4-HSx-450. Occupational Health and Safety (1/4) + FT4-HSx-452. Extraordinary Situations and Disaster Management (2/4) ** EK4 -HSx-480.Zoonotic Diseases (3/3) [10.day] HSU-401.Laboratory Practice (b) * HSU-402.Group Study-Free Learning Preparation for the lecture and presentations from the sources (firstly, the course textbook no. 1) Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri, Gösterip Yaptırma, Rol Oynama, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası, Örnek Olay, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma, Problem Çözme
3 *Everyday except Friday: 8:30-9:15 and 16:30-17:15 on days with 3 hours in the afternoon HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning - 9:30-17:15 (or 16:30) interactive lessons [11.day] HSU-402. Group Work-Free Learning * BM3-HSx-412. Health Education (2/2) ** HD5a-HSx-476. Maternal Health (3/3)+HD5b-HSx-474. Tourist and Migration Health (1/1) [12.day] HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning * EN3-HSx-492. Epidemiology (3/6) ** EN4-HSx-490. Health Management (2/5) [13.day] HSU-402. Group Study-Free Learning * EK5-HSx-481. Chronic Diseases (3/3) ** BM4-HSx-410. Accidents and First Aid (2/2) [14.day] HSU-402. Group Work-Free Learning * HSU-402. Group Work-Free Learning * FT5-HSx-452. Exceptional Situations and Disaster Management (2/4) ** EK6-HSx-482. Elderly Health (3/3) [15th day] EXAM Preparation for the lecture and presentations from the sources (firstly, the course textbook no. 1) Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösteri, Gösterip Yaptırma, Rol Oynama, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası, Örnek Olay, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma, Problem Çözme


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 76 1 76
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 24 1 24
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 10 3 30
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 1 2
Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload (Hour) 133
Total Workload / 25 (h) 5,32
ECTS 5 ECTS