TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Define special health problems, understand their importance and manages them 2) Plan and coordinate service delivery for general conditions affecting public health 3) Care about behavioral factors that affect health 4) Understand the importance of epidemiology and lists health criteria 5) Define public health, understands its importance
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The Historical Development of Public Health, Public Health, Definition and Concepts 2nd Week Demography and Health, Health Indicators 3rd Week Epidemiology 4th Week Behavioral Factors Affecting Health 5th Week The Relationship Between Environment and Health, Environmental Health 6th Week Occupational Diseases, Occupational Health and Safety 7th Week Midterm Exam 8th Week Public Health Perspective, Health Planning, Organization and Evaluation 9th Week The Public Health Perspective, the Importance of Health Education 10th Week Introduction to Special Topics in Public Health 11th Week Women's Health, Reproductive Health, Family Planning 12th Week Child Health, Adolescent Health, Immunization 13th Week Control of Communicable Diseases, Old Age Problems, the Control of Non-communicable Diseases 14th Week Public Health in terms of Accidents, Disasters and Disaster Medicine
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No