EPN-V2

ORI1050 Public Health and Health Management Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Folkehelse og helseforvaltning
Study programme
Prosthetics and Orthotics Programme
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Curriculum
FALL 2022
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Det benyttes en gradert karakterskala fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått eksamen.

Required preliminary courses

Deleksamen 1: Eksamen vurderes av to interne sensorer. En tilsynssensor er tilknyttet emnet, i henhold til retningslinjer for oppnevning og bruk av sensorer ved HiOA. ;

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Deleksamen 2: Det benyttes intern og ekstern sensor til FoU-oppgaven. Normalt er veileder intern sensor.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

The student;

  • can describe and explain factors that affect disease, health and quality of life in groups or the population as a whole
  • can describe the epidemiological and demographical foundation for public health work
  • can describe social inequality in relation to health, and is familiar with the national and global consequences of inequality
  • can describe the purpose, organisation and coordination of health and social care services
  • is familiar with relevant laws and regulations relating to the health and social care services
  • can describe the relationship between work, education, social participation, inclusion and the experience of health
  • can describe the goals for sustainable development and their significance for public health

Skills

The student can

  • reflect on ethical challenges related to public health work that aims to change behaviours
  • find, assess and refer to health promoting and preventive strategies, organisation and measures in light of the goals for sustainable development
  • reflect on how and why the status of Sami as indigenous peoples affects the development of the health and social care services

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching and learning methods include digital textbooks and digital supervised seminars. The course is organized as flipped classroom. Digital textbooks will be made available to students in advance.

Course requirements

None

Assessment

Individual home;examination;(multiple choice), 45 minutes.

The exam is in English, with the exception of health management which is in Norwegian for Norwegian students. ;

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All aids are permitted.;;

Grading scale

Pass/fail;;

Examiners

One external and one internal examiner control the set of questions, the internal examiner checks the answers.

Overlapping courses

BIOB1050, ERGOB1050, FARB1050, FYB1050, RAB1050, ORI1050, PMED1050, SYKK1050, SYKP1050, TAB1050 overlap 100 %.