Epidemiological knowledge in health promotion (5 cr)
Code: TE00CT83-3003
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
26.08.2020 - 18.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Health Promotion
Teachers
- Anja Terkamo-Moisio
Teacher in charge
Anja Terkamo-Moisio
Groups
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TEKT20SYHealth promotion, master studies
Objective
You can recognize and describe the concepts of epidemiology.
You can look for knowledge in epidemiology, select and interpret parameters describing health behavior, and based on them, draw conclusions in the state of health and wellbeing of the population.
You can interpret the parameters related to national diseases and health and wellbeing problems and use them for the prioritization of promotive and preventive interventions.
You can estimate the health needs of the population, communities, and individuals based on epidemiology.
Content
What are the basic concepts of epidemiology?
How to interpret and utilize statistic of mortality, the prevalence of illnesses, accidents, risk factors and risk behavior in the population?
How to recognize and estimate risk factors and risk groups related to health and wellbeing problems and national diseases?
How to assess the health and wellbeing needs of the population, community or individual?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Basic knowledge of national diseases and health problems.