Environmental health and vaccination (5 cr)
Code: TH00BI42-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 21.08.2018 - 07.09.2018
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2018 - 31.07.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Department of Health Care and Emergency Care
- Campus
- Kouvola Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Health Care
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
Oppimateriaali ja kirjallisuus ilmoitetaan kunkin osion kohdalla opintojakson alussa.
Study forms and methods
Työviikkopohjainen oppimisväylä:
Opintojakson sisältää kolme osaa: Rokotusosaamisen perusteet 2op, Rokotusosaamisen syventäminen 1op sekä tapaturmat ja asuin- ja elinympäristön terveysvaarat 2op.
Rokotusosaamisen perusteet 2 op ja Rokotusosaamisen syventäminen 1 op opintojaksot toteutuvat verkko-opetuksena syksyllä 2018.
Eri-ikäisten tapaturmiin ja niiden ehkäisyyn sekä asuin- ja elinympäristön terveysvaaroihin perehdytään keväällä 2019. Opintojaksoon kuuluu lähiopetusta, oppimistehtäviä ja asiantuntijavierailuja.
Student workload
Opintojakson laajuus on 5 op eli 135 tuntia. Se jakautuu eri osioiden välillä seuraavasti: Tarttuvat taudit 3 op eli 81 tuntia, Eri-ikäisten tapaturmat ja Asuin- ja elinympäristön terveysvaarat 2 op eli 54 tuntia
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Rokotusosaamisen perusteet 2op ja rokotusosaamisen syventäminen 1 op on suoritettu hyväksytysti.
Eri-ikäisten tapaturmat ja Asuin- ja elinympäristön terveysvaarat 2 op:
- oppimistehtävä 1 suoritettu hyväksytysti
- oppimistehtävä 2 arvioidaan asteikolla 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.