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Environmental health and vaccination (5 cr)

Code: TH00BI42-3006

General information


Enrollment
14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
11.01.2021 - 19.03.2021
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 - 30
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
Liisa Korpivaara
Taina Lehtonen
Teacher in charge
Liisa Korpivaara
Groups
THKV18SP
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.

Timing of exams and assignments

Tentin voi uusia kaksi kertaa yleisessä tentissä.

Student workload

1 op = 27h opiskelijan työtä.

Further information

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.

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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