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Subject 'Global Health'

Name in Estonian: Globaalne tervis

Year:   2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    2020/2021    2021/2022    

State code8RTG17/GT
Study languageEnglish
ChairChair of Health Promotion
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive (letters)

Aim

To get an overview about the global processes, about their influence on public health and about the functions of international health organizations.

Study outcome

1. Has general knowledge of global processes and their causal factors, and understands the influence of global processes on one´s health.
2. Has an overview about global communicable diseases and non-infectious chronic diseases, their spreading causes and main prevention measures.
3. Explains the areas of activities of the key international health organizations, and finds and uses the overviews of statistics of international health organizations.

Is taught in following curricula

2020: MB*  
2019: TE  
2018: TE  
2017: TE  
* Optional subject
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