Environmental health and vaccination (5 cr)
Code: TH00BI42-3003
General information
Enrollment
16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
- Liisa Korpivaara
- Taina Lehtonen
Teacher in charge
Liisa Korpivaara
Groups
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THKV17SP
Objective
• You can observe different environmental factors that can strengthen or threaten the health.
• You can promote healthy, safe and unimpeded environment for several age groups.
• You can collaborate in several extraordinary situations of environmental health care and states of emergency.
• You can apply national and international laws and directions connected to infectious diseases prevention and treatment.
• You master the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in Finland and can advise a client in that.
• You have passed the national Advanced course in vaccination (1 ECTS credit)
• You can counsel communities and population in prevention of accidents.
Content
• How does the environment affect health and well-being?
• What are the most common health risks of living and housing environments?
• In what kind of situations does a public health nurse collaborate with the environmental health care?
• What are the laws and directions related to infectious diseases?
• What are the main infectious diseases in different age group and how do you prevent and care the patients?
• What are the factors and situations related to infectious diseases that increase the risks in different age groups?
• How can home and leisure time accidents be prevented?
Qualifications
The basics of vaccination
Clinical practice
Further information
The course includes the deepening of the national vaccination Competence 1 cr online course. The online course includes the following topics:Ethics of vaccination, vaccination safety, effectiveness of vaccination, vaccination and guidance of immigrants, guidance of pregnat women and vaccination, vaccination at tourism.