PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

SHMY137

Course Code: SHMY137
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Know the concept of health promotion.
Define related methods with health promotion.
Know interaction of health and environmental.
Explane the prevention importance of public and environmental health

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

none

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction and Course Overview, Concepts and Philosophy of Public Health
2^nd Week	Basic Concepts of Environmental Health
3^rd Week	Concepts of Health and Disease
4^th Week	Relationships Between Health and the Environment
5^th Week	Levels of Health Protection (Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention)
6^th Week	Levels of Health Protection (Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention)
7^th Week	Interaction Between Public Health and the Environment
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Community-Oriented Preventive Health Services
10^th Week	Waste Management and Food Safety
11^th Week	Factors That May Pose a Threat to Health in the Workplace
12^th Week	Major Public Health Issues
13^th Week	Student Presentations
14^th Week	Student Presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Environmental and Occupational Health. (2000). Occupational Safety Lecture Notes. 4th ed. Tük-İş Publications No. 190
Edelman, C.L., & Mandle, C.L. (2002). Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan. Mosby, Toronto.
Öz, F. (2004). Basic Concepts in Health, İmaj Domestic and International Trade Inc.
Tabak, R.S. (2000). Health Education, Somgür Publishing, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	10	10
Preparation for Final exam	1	50	50
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2	X	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13
K14
K15