Duration
30h Th, 10h Mon. WS
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Definition and evolution of the concepts of health and public health.
- Introduction to the history of public health
- Monitoring and analysis of the health situation
- Epidemiological surveillance/disease prevention and control
- Policy-making and planning in the field of public health
- Strategic management of health systems and services to improve population health
- Regulation and enforcement to protect public health
- Development and planning of public health human resources
- Health promotion, citizen participation and control
- Quality assurance of health services for people 4 and the general population.
- Research, development and implementation of innovative public health solutions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
General objectives
- Acquire basic notions of public health.
- Understand the evolution of health and public health concepts, and critically evaluate different definitions of health and public health.
- Describe, recognize and illustrate the essential functions of public health.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra lessons and home reading assignments.
Practice lessons
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face lessons. Reading portfolio.
Recommended or required readings
There are no lecture notes. A PowerPoint presentation and a reading portfolio will be provided to students on "MyULiège".
Required reading (considered as examination material) :
- Western Pacific Regional Committee. (2002). Essential public health functions: the role of ministries of health. WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/248760
- Didier Fassin, Faire de la santé publique. Rennes, Édition ENSP, 2005. INTRODUCTION AND CHAPTER 1 (to page 34)
- Raimondeau Jacques, Carmona Élodie. Chapter 1: Histories of public health. In Manuel de santé publique (2020), pages 23 to 45. Presses de l'EHESP.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Pierre-Louis VERDIN Secretary Prof. Michèle GUILLAUME E-mail: plverdin@uliege.be