Epidemiological Knowledge in Health PromotionLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Having completed the study unit, the student: understands the significance of epidemiological knowledge in health promotion researches knowledge in epidemiology, can select and interpret parameters describing health behaviour, and based on them, make conclusions on the state of health and wellbeing of the population can interpret the parameters related to national diseases and use them for the prioritization of intervention can estimate the health needs of the population, communities, groups, and individuals

Content

statistics of illnesses, mortality, and accidents in the population and their interpretation risk factors and follow-up of national diseases information related to living conditions and health behaviour national and international databases and their use

Assessment criteria, good (3)

  Excellent (5), good (4-3), satisfactory (2-1), fail (0)