Public Health and Epidemiology (SVUEK_116)
About Study Course
Learning outcomes
1.• To define the concepts of health, norm and disease.
• To formulate objectives and tasks of public health, name the most important sub-fields of public health.
• To define the concept of disease prevention, strategies and levels of prevention, including the concept and preconditions of screening.
• To define the concept of health promotion and characterize health promotion approaches.
• Name main health determinants in the context of multicausality.
• Name the definition of social determinants of health and different social determinants of health.
• Name the basic measures in epidemiology, explain differences and interrelation between measures.
• Name the sources of health information, methods of acquisition, advantages and disadvantages, objectives of health monitoring.
• To recognize the basic designs of epidemiologic studies.
• Name and describe the basic principles of healthcare organization and financing.
1.• To interpret the concepts of health and disease in relation to speciality.
• To give examples of health promotion and disease prevention strategies.
• To give examples of health determinants, including social determinants.
• To calculate basic measures in epidemiology.
• To distinguish crude, specific and standardized rates.
• To distinguish study designs.
• To use statistical databases for the search of health information.
1.• To discuss public health issues and potential speciality-related solutions.
• To evaluate the appropriateness of data sources to ascertain public health problem/-s.
• To evaluate the appropriateness of study design to answer research question.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwifery | 5 | Bachelor | Required | Laura Maļina, Kristīne Ozoliņa, Dzintars Mozgis |
