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Environmental health and vaccination (5 cr)

Code: TH00BI42-3007

General information


Enrollment
08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
10.01.2022 - 18.03.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
1 cr
Virtual portion
4 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
Department of Health Care and Emergency Care
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 35
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
Satu Untolahti
Liisa Korpivaara
Taina Lehtonen
Teacher in charge
Liisa Korpivaara
Groups
THKV19SP
Health care, full-time studies
Course
TH00BI42
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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?

Evaluation

Students can
• logically use professional concepts, make information searches by using main information sources
• understand the wholeness of the given tasks related to environmental health care
• cooperate with the clients, service users and other target groups
• use essential models, methods, techniques and software
• work as a team member and with the professional network
• use ethical principles when explaining their work

Course material

Ilmoitetaan opintojakson alussa.

Study forms and methods

Työviikkopohjainen oppimisväylä:
Opintojakson sisältää kolme osaa: Rokotusosaamisen syventäminen 1op (verkkokurssi), tarttuvat taudit 2 op (verkkokurssi) ja asuin- ja elinympäristön terveysvaarat 2op.
Opintojaksoon kuuluu verkko-opetusta, lähiopetusta, oppimistehtäviä ja asiantuntijavierailuja.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Ei sisälly tähän jaksoon

Timing of exams and assignments

Tentin voi uusia kaksi kertaa yleisessä tentissä.
Tarttuvat taudit osion tentti Learnissa opimistenttiinä.

International cooperation

Ei sisälly tähän jaksoon

Student workload

1op =27 tuntia opiskelijan työtä

Course part description

Tarttuvat taudit (opettaja Taina Lehtonen) osuudessa järjestetään vuorovaikutteista opetusta AC - järjestelmän kautta. Webinaarit on merkitty työjärjestyksiin mutta ellei pääse osallistumaan webinaariin niin sen voi katsoa nauhoitteena Learnista.

Rokotusosaamisen syventäminen ( opettaja Liisa Korpivaara) osuudessa on yksi yhteinen työpajatyöskentely, muuten kurssi toteutuu verkossa.

Ympäristöterveydenhuollon ( opettaja Liisa Korpivaara) osuudessa kaksi seminaaritapaamista.

Further information

Taina Lehtonen ( Tarttuvien tautien osuus)
Liisa Korpivaara ( Rokotusosaamisen syventäminen ja Ympäristöterveydenhuollon osuus)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Oppimistehtävä asuin- ja elinympäristön terveysvaroista, arvioidaan asteikolla 1-5. Learn-tentti rokotusosaamisen perusteet verkkokurssissa, arvioidaan hyväksytty-hylätty asteikolla.
Tarttuvat taudit osuuden tentti suoritetaan Learn- tenttinä, arviointiasteikko 1-5.

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.

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