Introduction to Public Health

Dozent/in	Dr. phil. Vanessa Gut
Veranstaltungsart	Masterseminar
Code	HS241043
Semester	Herbstsemester 2024
Durchführender Fachbereich	Gesundheitswissenschaften
Studienstufe	Master
Termin/e	Mi, 18.09.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 25.09.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 09.10.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 16.10.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 23.10.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 30.10.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 06.11.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 13.11.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 20.11.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 27.11.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 04.12.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 11.12.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Mi, 18.12.2024, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 5 Di, 14.01.2025, 13:15 - 14:45 Uhr, HS 10 (Prüfung) Mi, 04.06.2025, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr, HS 4 (Wiederholungsprüfung)
Weitere Daten	Mandatory course for all Majors in the Master of Health Sciences.
Umfang	4 Semesterwochenstunden
Inhalt	Block One Introduction: what is public health? · Core concepts, frameworks, and essentials in public health services · Historical development of public health, major public health areas, and key stakeholders Block Two Fundamentals of Public Health · Public health monitoring and surveillance: fundamentals of epidemiology · Determinants of Health: understanding health inequalities · National health strategies · Public health action cycle Block Three Special topics in public health · Life course approach in public health · Community health
E-Learning	Teaching material is provided via moodle.
Lernziele	The objective of this course is to give an overview of the field of public health and enable students to apply their knowledge directly to interpreting studies and designing interventions on population health. The first part of the course establishes a comprehensive understanding of the core concepts and frameworks in the field of public health. In addition, students gain an insight into the history of public health, major public health areas, and key stakeholders. The second part of the course introduces the fundamentals of public health, including epidemiology, determinants of health, and the public health action cycle. The final part of the course provides insights into specific topics of public health and public health practice.
Sprache	Englisch
Begrenzung	priority Master Health Sciences students
Anmeldung	https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=741
Prüfung	Active participation and passing grade on final exam.
Abschlussform / Credits	Active participation during the course and written exam / 6 Credits
Hinweise	Teaching method(s): Lectures, interactive group work, practical group exercises, interactive digital quizzes, class discussions.
Hörer-/innen	Ja
Kontakt	vanessa.gut@unilu.ch
Material	Literature will be uploaded online.