Course: Health Education

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Course title Health Education
Course code KAZ/VKZZR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Beránek Václav, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D., MBA
  • Martinek Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Luhanová Lenka, MUDr.
  • Hejdová Jana, Ing.
Course content
1. Introduction to health education. The importance of the course "Health Education". 2. Health education - objectives and aims, principles, forms. 3. Health Education - methods,control of effectiveness. 4. Health and its determinants. 5. Health promotion and prevention. Screening. 6. Community projects for health promotion - healthy school, healthy city, healthy company, healthy family. Risk factors affecting health. Healthy life style. 7. Risk groups and options of influence of their lifestyle - health education for adolescents and drug addicts. 8. Issue of smoking and drug addiction. 9.-10. Role of a health related professional in health education in primary care, hospital care (secondary), the tertiary (recovery) care. 11.-12. Options of influence of a society in a field of a healthy lifestyle, regional area. 13.-14. Significance of socio-economic and behavioral factors for a healthy lifestyle. 15. Revision. Seminars: 1. - 2. Excursion to the Regional Hygiene Authority - particularly to the Department of Health Education. 3. - 15. Preparation and presentation of a health education lecture (plan) - topics close to the focus of a graduate profile - aimed at healthy and sick people.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
learning outcomes
vytvořit výchovný program zaměřený na určitou skupinu obyvatel
aplikovat výchovný program zaměřený na určitou skupinu obyvatel
teaching methods
Lecture
Practicum
assessment methods
Test
Recommended literature
  • Čeledová, Libuše; Čevela, Rostislav. Výchova ke zdraví : vybrané kapitoly. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3213-8.
  • Kolektiv autorů. Veřejné zdravotnictví a výchova ke zdraví. Praha: Fortuna, 2007.
  • Müllerová, D. Zdravá výživa a prevence civilizačních nemocí ve schématech.


Study plans that include the course
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