Public Health II

Module:

Basic Sciences

ECTS:

3

Contact hours – lectures:

30

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

15

Contact hours – clinical practice:

0

Holder of subject:

Dr Maja Sočan, Assistant Professor

Education providers:

  • Dr Maja Sočan, Assistant Professor
  • Marjetka Hovnik Keršmanc, MSc, Senior Lecturer
  • Dr Irena Grmek Košnik, Assistant Professor
  • Alenka Hafner, Senior Lecturer
  • Andreja Krt Lah, Lecturer

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Summer

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

The student:

  • knowledge of major public health problems and threats for health of the population and determinants of health;
  • knowledge of health prevention and health promotion with special attention for vulnerable and high-risk groups. 
  • health promotion on the basis of health determinants.

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

  • Zaletelj-Kragelj L, Eržen I, Premik M. Uvod v javno zdravje. Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta; 2007.

Recommended references:

  • Health 21. The health for all policy framework for the WHO European Region. Copenhagen 1999, WHO Regional Office for Europe.
  • Marolt-Gomišček M, Radšel Medvešček A. Nalezljive bolezni. Ljubljana: Tangram; 2002.

Study obligations:

  • 30% obligatory attendance at lectures
  • 100% obligatory attendance at clinical exercises

Assessment methods:

  • written examination (100%)