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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES |
| PUBLIC HEALTH (PhD) | |
| Code | HAS605 |
| Name | Child and Adolescent Health (C) |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Participants who complete this program will have knowledge of child and adolescent health from a public health perspective
Course Content
Definitions, importance of child health, the child's place and importance in society and family, childhood stages, factors affecting child health, mortality and morbidity, measurement and indicators of childhood health, the ÇEKÜS , and immunisation
Course Precondition
Admission requirements for the Public Health Doctorate programme
Resources
Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler (Tanır F, Demirhindi H. Eds) Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara, 2020
Notes
Digital resources
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Describes the importance of child and adolescent health in our country and in the world, the value of the child in the family and society, the healthy relationship between mother and baby and its importance, defines the place of child health in service prioritisation |
| LO02 | Counts the social factors that lead to the emergence of common diseases, accidents and injuries in childhood, and defines early diagnosis of these diseases and the preventive medicine approach to these diseases |
| LO03 | Ranks childhood periods, important health problems according to these periods, describes diagnosis and early diagnosis of these diseases; compares the difference of nutrition according to these periods |
| LO04 | Describes the nutritional differences between breastfeeding, supplementary food, etc. according to childhood periods, counts the necessary recommendations, describes breastfeeding and breast care techniques and proper nutrition |
| LO05 | Counts child health indicators, factors affecting child health, major causes of infant and child health morbidity and mortality; accesses these data, and makes related calculations |
| LO06 | Defines the child health service model, presentation and related public or private programmes carried out at the level of primary care medicine in our country, and the printed and/or digital media such as forms, etc., in use |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines the basic concepts of public health, counts the principles of counselling and training in public health issues | 2 |
| PLO02 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Measures and evaluates the level of health in the world and in Turkey in line with epidemiological principles, conducts research, analyses and evaluates, prepares and presents reports and articles | 1 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Counts the principles of management of resources such as health manpower and financing | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Counts occupational health and safety principles and occupational diseases, lists tasks at the 1st step level in this regard | 1 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Counts and evaluates the principles of child and adolescent health and defines the tasks in the first level health care | 5 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Defines infectious diseases and zoonotic diseases and related tasks, plans immunisation services in the first level health care | 3 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Plans tasks related to women, reproductive health and family planning | 1 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Describes the system in the first level health care to chronic diseases and elderly health | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Carries out tasks related to environmental health, laboratory services | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines community nutrition and lists nutritional diseases | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01. The importance of child health, basic concepts | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | 02. Childhood stages | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | 03. Determining the level of child health-1 (morbidity) | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | 04. Determining the level of child health - 2 (mortality) | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | 05. Determining the level of child health - 3 | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | 06. Goals in child health | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | 07. Seminars | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation to exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 9 | 08. Adolescent health | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | 09. Immunisation | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | 10. The ÇEKÜS approach | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | 11. Çocuklukta beslenme | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | 12. School age period | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | 13. Psychosocial approach to childhood | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | 14. Current issues | Literature Review - Homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparation to exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Prpearation to exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 148 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,92 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||