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Public health and basics of disease

Subject
Subject code 2TH13RTHO
Subject name Public health and basics of disease
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive (letters)
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2016 HT
Study year 2
Semester Fall semester
Subject type Mandatory
Academicians
Tõnu Kauba
Subject loads
Lecture 26
Personal study 26
Aim
Student has an overview of the basics of pathology,
public health, health promotion and epidemiology, and preventing diseases and injuries.
Study outcome
Having passed the subject, the student:
1.possesses knowledge about theoretical aspects of he
alth and health promotion as well as basics of pathology;
2.possesses knowledge about main pathological processes and onset of diseases;
3.possesses knowledge on physical, phychological and
social risk factors of health;
4.possesses knowledge on mutual connection between a
person and environment according to health;
5.possesses knowledge on principles of health politics, organization of health promotion and its possibilities in Estonia.
Current rounds
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