Global health and national diseases (5 cr)
Code: TH00DV24-3007
General information
- Enrollment
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04.11.2024 - 17.11.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.01.2025 - 31.05.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance 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
- Pauliina Lehto
- Riitta-Liisa Jukarainen
- Teacher in charge
- Pauliina Lehto
- Groups
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THKV21SPHealth care, full-time studies
- Course
- TH00DV24
Realization has 1 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 0 h 45 min.
| Time | Topic | Location |
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Tue 14.01.2025 time 08:15 - 09:00 (0 h 45 min) |
Maailmanterveys ja kansansairaudet TH00DV24-3007 |
etäopetus, lukujärjestyksen mukaan / remote teaching (scheduled)
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Objective
You know the most common challenges of global health.
You know the common national diseases, their risk factors, prevention and care.
You can advice the client on how to prevent non-communicable diseases.
You can advice the client to reach an appropriate balance by nutrition, physical activity and rest.
You know the most common medication for national diseases and can advice the client accordingly.
You can utilize technology in the support of self-care.
Content
What are the most common health challenges in the world?
What are the most common national diseases, their risk factors, prevention and evidence-based medical care?
How do you advice the client to prevent these diseases?
How do you advice the client to reach an appropriate balance of care?
How do you advice the client in the medical treatment of these diseases?
How do you use technology to support the client's self-care?
Course material
Study material will be announced at Learn.
Study forms and methods
The course is implemented as online studies 13.1.- 31.5. 2025. The studies include various tasks.
RDI and work-related cooperation
The tasks are based on practical examples from working life.
Timing of exams and assignments
The course consists of evaluable tasks.
International cooperation
The course deals with gobal health challenges.
Student workload
Student workload 5 ECTS = 135 t.
1 ECTS is 27 hours of student work.
Course part description
The information at the beginning of the course is mandatory.
The course consists of themes in accordance with the objectives. Each theme involves a learning task or tasks, to which material or material is assigned according to the chosen topic. Some of the tasks are evaluated numerically, and some on a scale approved - rejected.
Further information
Completion of the course requires that the student has completed supplementary studies in public health nursing and practical training in public health nursing. Because of this, the course of study is scheduled to take place in the final semester.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
The course is assessed numerically and the assessment is based on learning tasks during the course, some of which are assessed numerically (1-5), and some of which are graded approved-failed.