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Course Description Course Name : Child health-I Course Code : HAS533 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. HAKAN DEMİRHİNDİ Learning Outcomes of the Course : By the end of the program, the participants; Know the importance of child health in Turkey and in the World, the value of the child in the family and in the society, healthy relation between mother and child and its importance, place of child health programmes in prior service Knows the social factors which lead to frequently observed diseases, accidents, injuries in childhood and their early diagnoses, and knows preventive medical approach Knows the childhood periods, diagnosis and early diagnosis of health problems according to these periods, differences of nutrition according to these periods and offers necessary suggestions Knows differences between breast-feeding and supplementary feeding according to the periods of childhood, offers suggestions, knows breast-feeding and breast care techniques, provides correct nutrition Knows childhood health parametres, factors affecting child health, basic morbidity and mortality causes of infancy and childhood, reaches these data, makes necessary calculations Knows the child health service model in primary health care in Turkey, its application, public/private programs in action, knows the settings in which forms and other printed and/or digital media are used and fills them Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : It is aimed to provide the participants with knowledge and skill about the importance of child health, measurement of child health levels in the world and in Turkey, assessment and interpretation of the basic data about child health, service provided at the level of primary health care. Course Contents : Definitions, childhood periods, status of child health in Turkey and in the world, related criterion, morbidity and mortality, child health in primary health care, frequently observed diseases, accidents and injuries in the childhood, addiction problems, healthy life behavior, immunisation. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 01.Introduction to child and adolescent health, definitions and childhood periods Literature review Presentation 2 02.Parameters regarding childhood and adolescence; morbidity and mortality Literature review Presentation 3 03.The Condition of Child health in Turkey and in the World Literature review Presentation 4 04.Child and adolescent health in primary health care (healthy child-growth) Literature review Presentation 5 05.Frequently observed diseases from birth to the end of childhood Literature review Presentation 6 06.Accidents, injuries and extraordinary situations from birth to the end of childhood Literature review Presentation 7 07.MID-TERM EXAM 8 08.Addiction problems in childhood and adolescence Literature review Presentation 9 09.Healthy life behavior in childhood and adolescence Literature review Presentation 10 10.Children´s rights, child neglection and abuse Literature review Presentation 11 11.Distinctness of adolescence and its importance Literature review Presentation 12 12.Immunisation in childhood, adolescence and school age Literature review Presentation 13 13.School period and child health Literature review Presentation 14 14.Environment and child health Literature review Presentation 15 15.Breast-feeding, supplementary feeding and nutrition Literature review Presentation 16/17 16.Psycho-social approach to childhood Literature review Presentation   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  1.Halk Sağlığı-Temel Bilgiler. Genişletilmiş 2.Baskı, (Eds.Güler Ç, Akın L). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara, 2006. Required Course Material(s)  Internet resources according to the subject   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70     Homeworks/Projects/Others 4 30 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Plan and apply research(medical,clinical,service research), analyse,evaluate,form and present reports and articles 5 2 Measure and evaluate health level of the community, collect and evaluate health statistics, perform surveillance 5 3 Manage resources such as health, manpower and finance 4 4 Explain the importance of epidemics management 4 5 Execute infectious diseases management 5 6 Organise and perform primary, secondary and tertiary preventive health services 5 7 Evaluate and manage child health programs 5 8 Execute chronic diseases management 3 9 Execute women/reproductive health services 5 10 Execute environmental health management 3 11 Execute occupational health management 2 12 Execute nutritional health management 5 13 Plan and perform scientific researches 0 14 Perform field researches 0 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 5 20     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 20 20 Total Workload: 120 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.8 ECTS Credit: 5