Veřejné zdravotnictví. Determinanty zdraví, sociální determinanty. Zdravotní stav obyvatelstva, hlavní zdravotní problémy evropské populace. Demografie a její význam pro zdravotní péči, stárnutí populace a jeho důsledky pro zdravotní a sociální péči. Základní principy a aplikace epidemiologie, typy epidemiologických studií. Prevence nemocí a podpora zdraví. Hodnocení zdravotních potřeb. Zdravotní politika, systémy zdravotní péče. Ekonomie zdravotnictví a financování zdravotní péče. Řízení zdravotní péče. Zdravotnická legislativa. Duševní zdraví a nemoci. Sociální pediatrie. Světová zdravotnická organizace a její význam. Kvalita života..
Poslední úprava: MALIROVA/LFHK.CUNI.CZ (19.01.2026)
Anotation
Public health. Determinants of health, social determinants. Health status of population, main health problems of the European population. Demography, and its importance for health care, ageing of population and its consequences for health and social care. Basic principles and applications of epidemiology, types of epidemiological studies. Disease prevention and health promotion. Health needs assessment. Health policy, health care systems. Health economy and financing of health care. Health care management. Health legislation. Mental health and illness. Social pediatrics. World Health Organization and its importance. Quality of life.
Poslední úprava: MALIROVA/LFHK.CUNI.CZ (19.01.2026)
Cíl předmětu - angličtina
Outputs:
the student will gain a basic teoretical overview of public health issues
the student will obtain basic information about the field of public health and common public health problems, and about the functioning of health care systems, health economy, health law and health care policy
Poslední úprava: MALIROVA/LFHK.CUNI.CZ (19.01.2026)
Literatura - angličtina
Compulsory literature
Materials prepared by the lecturers and presented in MOODLE.
ČELEDOVÁ, Libuše a Jan HOLČÍK. Social medicine: an introduction to new public health. Prague: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2019. ISBN 978-80-246-4276-5.
Gillam S., Yates J., Badrinath P. (Eds.). Essential Public Health. Theory and Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-68983.
D. Armstrong. Outline of Sociology as Applied to Medicine, 5th. ed., Oxford Univerzity Press:New York 2003, ISBN 0340 809205
Recommend literature
Carr S., Unwin N., Pless-Mulloli T. An Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology. Berkshire: Open University Press, 2007. ISBN 0335-21625-0.
R. Bealehole, R. Bonita, T. Kjellstrom. Basic Epidemiology. World Health Organization, Geneva, 1993. ISBN 92-4-154446-5
Regmi K., Gee I., (eds.) Public Health Intelligence. Issue of Measures and Method. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-3-319-28324-1.
Albrecht, C., Fitzpatrick, R., Scrimshaw, C.S., (eds.) The Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine. Sage, 2000, ISBN 0-7619-5617-4
McDaniel, S., Doherty, W., Hepworth, J. (Eds.). Medical Family Therapy and Integrated Care, 2nd Edition. Washington: APA, 2014.
Rapley, M., Moncrieff, J., Dillon, J. (Eds.). De-Medicalizing Misery; Psychiatry, Psychology, and the Human Condition. London: Palgrave, 2011.
Poslední úprava: MALIROVA/LFHK.CUNI.CZ (19.01.2026)
Kontroly studia předmětu a podmínky pro jejich úspěšné vykonání, způsob hodnocení - angličtina
Examination/credit requirements
Credit
Attendance at seminars is compulsory. One properly excused absence will be tolerated; late arrivals will be counted as absences. In the case of more than one absence, the student will be examined on public heatlh topics in order to receive credit. Any absences greater than 40% (3 or more seminars) will be handled individually with the head of the department chair and the course quarantor.
Active participation in seminars. The topics of the individual seminars (and their schedule) are posted on the departmental board.
Preparation and presentation of a chosen public health topic at the last seminar (in groups).
Consultations: are available by appointment with the teachers of Department of Preventive Medicine.
Poslední úprava: MALIROVA/LFHK.CUNI.CZ (19.01.2026)
Sylabus - angličtina
Lecturers
Lenka Hodačová, Assoc. Prof., M.D., Ph.D.
Roman Prymula, Prof., M.D., Ph.D.
Pavel Borský, M.D., Ph.D.
Drahomíra Holmannová, M.D., Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Public Health, definiton, history, core concepts and functions. Health Literacy. Health Care. Types of Health Care. (Hodačová, Holmannová 2)
Determinants of health. Social determinants of health. Equity in health. Quality measurement and improvements in health care. (Pařilová 4)
Desinformation in Medicine. Protecting Patients from Medical Falsehoods.
Quality of life. (Boštíková, Hodačová 4)
Health Needs Assessment. Need, Demand, Supply. Priorities in Health Care. Health Care Planning. Health Economy. Financing of Health Care Systems. (Hodačová, Hodač 4)
