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Social Inequalities in Health - MD360P97
Title: Social Inequalities in Health
Czech title: Sociální nerovnosti ve zdraví
Guaranteed by: Department of Demography and Geodemography (31-360)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2020
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: 5
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Level: specialized
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Last update: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D. (29.12.2021)
The aim of this course is to introduce students in the topic of social inequalities in health. The seminars will cover theoretical framework, social determinants of health or links between various risk factors and health outcomes. Time will also be devoted to methods of measuring health inequalities and to policy implications. International literature will be used in this course.
Literature -
Last update: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D. (17.09.2020)

References are available in Moodle.

 

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D. (14.02.2024)

Exam requirements: 

1) test – max. 50 points

2) seminar paper (cca 1 500 - 2 000 words) – condition for the test

 

Final evaluation: max. 50 points

- 40 points and more = grade 1

- 30 – 39 points = grade 2

- 20 – 29 points = grade 3

- less than 20 points = failed

 

Students will be provided by topics of seminar paper and detailed information during the first seminar.

 

Syllabus -
Last update: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D. (05.02.2024)

This is a short course including 6 seminars.

The seminars will take place on Mondays in the following dates: 19 February; 4 March; 18 March; 15 April; 29 April; 13 May

The topics that will be covered are folllowing:

- Introduction to social inequalities in health

- Theoretical framework 

- Social determinants of health, pathways to social inequalities in health

- Methods of measuring health inequalities

- Policy implications

 

All material will be available in Moodle

 

 
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