Subject 'Public health'

Year:   2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    

Objectives
1. To provide an overview about the concept of health, health
conceptions and health promotion principles;
2. to introduce the essence of population health area, also the
functions and organisational regulation in Estonia;
3. to discuss health determinants and to introduce the situation
of population health in Estonia (falling ill, death rate and
health behaviour).

Learning outcomes
Having passed the subject, the student:
1. knows the most widely used concepts used in public health
sphere;
2. knows the historic development and functions of public
health;
3. has an overview about the different conceptions and health
promotion concepts in public health sphere;
4. knows the most important health determinants and their
impact, and their causal relation with health and quality of
life;
5. knows the principles of health policy, has an overview
about Estonian national health strategy, and the preventive
activities carried out within the framework of these
strategies.

2012: TT  

2011: TT