History of public health
| Title | Ιστορία δημόσιας Υγείας / History of public health |
| Code | ΙΜΙΓ008 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Niki Papavramidou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600013288 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600241681
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600241681
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11219
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Study of the health status and lifestyle of populations in history (exercise, diet, smoking, alcohol consumption). Knowledge that diseases also arise from exogenous factors (environmental conditions, hazardous chemicals, global warming, the greenhouse effect, loss of biodiversity). Knowledge that hygiene draws its roots from the Enlightenment (philosophical and political developments that made hygiene attractive to the reformers and politicians of the era). Understanding the impact of industrial development on public health. Knowledge of early legislation and the initial inability of medicine to impose on legislative processes. Knowledge of history of targeted actions to reduce neonatal and infant mortality. Vaccination history. Study of the history of medical education as the basis of medical practice over time. Familiarization with primary sources such as the historical archives of the medical school. Linking theory and practice through the realization of original work from primary and unpublished historical records.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Public health during the Middle Ages. The development of public health during the Renaissance period. The effect of the French revolution on Public Health. The Public Health Movement. The development of public health in Greece. The organization of university medical education and its importance in the development of medical practice. The history of medical schools in Greece. Acquaintance with the unpublished historical archive of the Department of Medicine, AUTH. Production of a paper using the historical archive of the Medical University of AUTh.
Keywords
history of public health, history of vaccines, public health movement, history of medical schools
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- historical archive
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 62.5 | 2.5 | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 16 | 0.6 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 4 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 45 | 1.8 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 60 | 2.4 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 187.5 | 7.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students are formatively evaluated during the preparation of their paper, presenting the material they detected, classified and categorized (20%). The final grade is configured by the paper submitted individually by each student (80%).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Last Update
01-03-2024
