FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Department of Health Management

HIM 480 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Health and Life
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HIM 480
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of the course is 1- to define and list the physical, environmental, social and psychologic health problems of those concerning global health, 2-to inform students about how to provide and sustain a healthy lifespan of their own and the public.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students, who get succeeded by the end of this course, will be able to;
  • Explain the impact of globalization on health
  • Define and list the hazards of tobacco, alcohol, licit and illicit drugs, and sexually transmitted infections in public health,
  • Describe environmental health problems, including; water and sanitation, climate change, indoor and outdoor pollution, radiation, and biochemical hazards,
  • Describe some of the health problems of global concern, including; diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity, cardiovascular diseases and cancer, and list their hazardous effects on health,
  • Explain the causes and management of occupational health diseases,
  • List the specialized health needs in nutrition, ergonomics and women’s/men’s health
  • Describe the social and major mental health problems where public health is concerned.
Course Description 1-Under the topics of physical, social, environmental and mental health, major health problems concerning most of the world’s population with their acute and/or chronic effects are evaluated throughout this course. 2-The course content is designed to give students a theoretical background about leading a healthy life.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to the course The impact of urban living on health / Globalization / 1) https://www.wonca.net/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/Groups/Environment/2019%20Planetary%20health.pdf 2) https://www.planetaryhealthalliance.org/planetary-health 3) Globalization. In:Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.62-80.
2 tobacco and Alcohol Misusage 1.Lam TH, Ho SY. Tobacco. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1217-1233. 2.Room R. Alcohol. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1249-1262
3 Biopsychosocial perspective Community Oriented Primary Care - Rakel RE, Rakel D: Textbook of family medicine, 8th ed. edn: Elsevier Health Sciences; 2011. - Willems, S., De Maesschalck, S., Deveugele, M., Derese, A., & De Maeseneer, J. (2005). Socio-economic status of the patient and doctor–patient communication: does it make a difference?. Patient education and counseling, 56(2), 139-146.
4 Sexually transmitted infections / HIV-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) / 1st Evaluation - Kamb ML, Garcia PJ. Sexually transmitted infections. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1104-1122. -Vermund SH, Solomon S.HIV-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1122-1144.
5 Mental Health and Affecting Factors Climate change and its consequences 1) https://www.wonca.net/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/Groups/Environment/2019%20Planetary%20health.pdf 2) https://www.planetaryhealthalliance.org/planetary-health 3) Globalization. In:Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.62-80. 4) Rakel RE, Rakel D: Textbook of family medicine, 8th ed. edn: Elsevier Health Sciences; 2011.
6 Water and sanitation The Effect of Radiation Kheifets L, Green A, Wakeford R.Radiation and public health.. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.840-857.
7 Indoor and outdoor air pollution/ Biochemical hazards in public health (Sick Building Syndrome) 1.Gulliver J, de Hoogh K. Environmental exposure assessment:modelling air pollution concentrations. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.857-868. 2.Kelley NS, Osterholm MT. Bioterrorism. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1206-1217
8 Midterm Exam Discussion
9 Lifestyle Medicine and Preventing Diseases a.Diabetes mellitus b.Obesity c.Importance of physical activity 1. TEMD Diabetes Mellitus ve Komplikasyonlarının Tanı, Tedavi ve İzlem Klılavuzu-2019 2. -Maria Michou, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Christos Lionis & Vassiliki Costarelli (2019): Socioeconomic inequalities in relation to health and nutrition literacy in Greece, 3. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2019.1593951
10 Lifestyle Medicine and Preventing Diseases -Cardiovascular diseases -Cancers -. Reddy KS. Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1476-1484. -.Wong ND. Epidemiology and prevention in cardiovascular disease. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.909-923.-
11 Components and determinants of health Sexual development and specific health problems - Gottlieb, L., Fichtenberg, C., Alderwick, H., & Adler, N. (2019). Social Determinants of Health: What’sa Healthcare System to Do?. Journal of Healthcare Management, 64(4), 243-257. - Payne S, Doyal L. Women, men, and health. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1328-1344. -. Adler NE, Prather AA. Determinants of Health and Longevity. In: Kaplan R, Spittel M, David D (eds). Population Health: Behavioral and Social Science Insights. AHRQ Publication No. 15-0002. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health; 2015.p.411-25.
12 - Occupational health diseases - Tuberculosis and chronic hepatitis - Lernout T, Van Herck K, Marinho RT, Parana R, Shouval D. Chronic hepatitis and oyher liver disease. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1175-1192.3. - Koh D, Aw T-C. Occupational health. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.868-900. - Dowdy DW, Chaisson RE, Tuberculosis. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1144-1161
13 Community-Based Screening Programs -Kim, Y., Jun, J. K., Choi, K. S., Lee, H. Y., & Park, E. C. (2011). Overview of the National Cancer screening programme and the cancer screening status in Korea -Tabar, L., Gad, A., Holmberg, L. H., Ljungquist, U., Group, K. C. P., Fagerberg, C. J. G., ... & Croup, Ö. C. P. (1985). Reduction in mortality from breast cancer after mass screening with mammography: randomised trial from the Breast Cancer Screening Working Group of the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. The Lancet, 325(8433), 829-832.
14 Planetary Health and Politics Environmental Health Problems -- Chen C-J. Environmental health issues in public health. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.823-840. - https://www.planetaryhealthalliance.org/planetary-health
15 Nutrition Ergonomics - Rakel RE, Rakel D: Textbook of family medicine, 8th ed. edn: Elsevier Health Sciences; 2011. - Willems, S., De Maesschalck, S., Deveugele, M., Derese, A., & De Maeseneer, J. (2005). Socio-economic status of the patient and doctor–patient communication: does it make a difference?. Patient education and counseling, 56(2), 139-146. - Shetty PS. Food and nutrition. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.180-201. - Barrero LH, Caban-Martinez AJ. Musculoskeletal disorders. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1046-1060.
16 Final exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

1.     https://www.wonca.net/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/Groups/Environment/2019%20Planetary%20health.pdf

2.     https://www.planetaryhealthalliance.org/planetary-health

3.     Globalization. In:Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.62-80.

4.     .Lam TH, Ho SY. Tobacco. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1217-1233.

5.     2.Room R. Alcohol. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1249-1262

6.     Rakel RE, Rakel D: Textbook of family medicine, 8th ed. edn: Elsevier Health Sciences; 2011.

7.     Willems, S., De Maesschalck, S., Deveugele, M., Derese, A., & De Maeseneer, J. (2005). Socio-economic status of the patient and doctor–patient communication: does it make a difference?. Patient education and counseling, 56(2), 139-146.

8.     Kamb ML, Garcia PJ. Sexually transmitted infections. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1104-1122.

9.       Vermund SH, Solomon S.HIV-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.1122-1144.

Suggested Readings/Materials

1.     Kheifets L, Green A, Wakeford R.Radiation and public health..  In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015. p.840-857.

2.     LW Janson & ME Tischler, The Big Picture: Medical Biochemistry, 2012

3.     Linda Costanzo, Physiology Cases and Problems (Board Review Series), 4th Ed. 2012

4.     Jonathan D. Kibble and Colby R.Halsey, Medical Physiology, The Big Picture, 2009

5.     Gulliver J, de Hoogh K. Environmental exposure assessment:modelling air pollution concentrations. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds).

6.     Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health. 6th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press;

7.     2015. p.857-868.

8.     Kelley NS, Osterholm MT. Bioterrorism. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC (eds). Oxford Textbook Skloot R, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, 2011

9.     Linda Costana,Physiology Cases and Problems (Board Review Series) Fourth Edition, 2012

10.  TEMD Diabetes Mellitus ve Komplikasyonlarının Tanı, Tedavi ve İzlem Klılavuzu-2019

11.    Maria Michou, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Christos Lionis & Vassiliki Costarelli (2019): Socioeconomic inequalities in relation to health and nutrition literacy in Greece,International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2019.1593951

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
15
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
19
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
15
2
30
Field Work
1
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
10
20
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
10
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
15
15
Final Exam
1
24
24
    Total
137

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to acquire and use theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of health management.

X
2

To be able to create and use new information by integrating information in the field of health management with information from different disciplines

X
3

To be able to solve the problems that require expertise by using scientific research methods.

X
4

To be able to solve a problem in the field of health management by using appropriate problem solving techniques.

X
5

To be able to transfer the current developments in the field of health management with the data and to transfer them systematically to the groups in and out of the field in written, oral and visual form.

X
6

To be able to critically examine the norms governing corporate culture and organizational communication, to develop them and to take action to change them when necessary.

X
7

To be able to develop implementation plans in health management field and to evaluate the results within the framework of health services management quality processes.

X
8

To be able to act by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while managing health institutions.

X
9

To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in the problems encountered in the related field applications while managing health institutions.

X
10

To be able to plan and manage the activities of the employees whose under their responsibility while managing health institutions.

X
11

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

X
12

To be able to collect data in the areas of “Health Management” and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

X
13

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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