| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Explain the basic concepts of public health, its historical development and its place in health services.
- Evaluate health determinants at the individual, family, and community levels and discusses their relationship with audiology
- Explain the epidemiology of hearing loss and balance disorders in the community, identifies risk factors, and applies preventive public health approaches
- Develope health policies, screening programs, and sustainable strategies for improving hearing health
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | The purpose of this course is for students to develop their perspective on public health, acquire knowledge about preventive health services and health indicators. This includes health indicators, social inequalities, prevalent diseases in society, quality of life, and related indicators. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Public Health: Definition, scope, and basic concepts |
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2nd Week |
Determinants of health (biological, environmental, social, cultural, and economic factors) |
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3rd Week |
Health systems and organizations in Turkey and globally |
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4th Week |
Introduction to epidemiology: Definitions, criteria, and their importance for public health |
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5th Week |
Preventive health services: Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention steps |
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6th Week |
Public health aspects of hearing loss and balance disorders |
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7th Week |
Maternal, child, and adolescent health; hearing screenings and early diagnosis programs |
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8th Week |
MIDTERM EXAM |
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9th Week |
Elderly health, geriatric hearing loss, and community-based approaches |
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10th Week |
Worker health and occupational diseases (the relationship between hearing loss and noise) |
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11th Week |
Environmental health, noise pollution, and their effects on hearing health |
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12th Week |
Methods for health behavior change and community education |
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13th Week |
Public health policies, health inequalities, and their impact on hearing health |
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14th Week |
National and international hearing health screening programs and campaigns |
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15th Week |
Health and hearing health within the framework of the sustainable development goals |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Levent Akın , Prof. Dr. Çağatay Güler . Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2012
2. Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health 6th Edition, 2015
3. Epidemiology For Public Health Practice, Editörler: Robert H. Firiis, Thomas A Sellers. Jones and Barlett Publishers, London,2009
4. International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Elsevier Inc, 2008 |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Case Study
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
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| Individual or group work |
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| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
35 |
35 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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|
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 90 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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