PH431 : Community Health

Department

Department of Public Health

Academic Program

Bachelor in public health

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

1

Course code and title

PH431 – Community Health

2

Course coordinator

Dr. Sarra Mohamed Ahmed Aabu maeza

3

Course type

Specialized course

4

Prerequisites code

5

Department /Division offering the course

Public Health

6

Departments teaching the course

Public Health

7

Total credit hours

3 credit- 3hrs /week

8

Language of instruction

English

9

Level of course (Year/Semester)

2nd Year/ Fourth semester

10

Date of specification approval by Council

2004-2005

Intended learning outcomes

A. Knowledge and Understanding

A.1

To understand how community health practices affect one personally as well as those around them.

A.2

Describe the reasons for increasing epidemic

A.3

Understand health promotion, community assessment and program planning.

A.4

Develop an understanding of community health and national and international organizations that help to contribute to health

A5

Understand how Kinesiology relates to a healthy individual lifestyle.

B. Intellectual Skills

B.1

Development of epidemic forecasting methods and technologies

B.2

Ability to stop the spread of epidemics and disasters

B.3

Improve lifestyle by increase health education and awareness

B.4

Apply community health principles as they relate to adolescents, young adults, and adults

B.5

Apply community health principles as they relate to maternal, infant, and child health.

C. Professional and Practical Skills

C.1

student should be able to treat and stop the spread of infectious disease

as vaccination and food fortification

C.2

use health indicator and questionnaire to assess the community health

C.3

monitoring and follow up of environment sanitation and hygiene

C.4

Apply community health principles as they relate to mental health

D. General/Transferable Skills

D.1

communication skills with group members

D.2

participation and work as team to achieve the degree of social welfare for communities

D.3

Describe how environmental factors play a role in the health of communities.

D.4

Explain the structure and function of the healthcare system in Libya..

D.5

Apply community health principles as they relate to substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

Teaching and learning methods

1. Lectures

2. Discussion

3. Presentations

Methods of assessments

s.n.

Assessment Method

Due (week)

Weight (%)

Notes

1

Midterm exam

Week fifth and tenth

20%

Written

2

Oral exam

3

Practical exam

4

Final exam

Week seventeen and eighteen

70%

Written

5

Assignments/HWs

Week four and week twelve

10%

Quizzes

Total (%)

100 %

Course References

Type

Title

Publisher

Edition

Author

Availability

Lecture notes

DR.SARRA

AV

Textbook

Child health promotion programme

Libyan council

1989

Duaibi

library of faculty

Reference books

Public health of Libya

National council for culture

2001

Emad Ismail

library of faculty

An Introduction to Community Health

Jones & Bartlett Learning,

2008

Games Mc enzie, Robert Pinger , Jerome kotecki

Periodicals

Journal of Community Health

Springer US

Websites

Other