Social Medicine - Public Health

Course Information
TitleΚοινωνική Ιατρική - Δημόσια Υγεία / Social Medicine - Public Health
CodeMD1041
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorZoi Tsimtsiou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600020238

Programme of Study: English-language Undergraduate Study Program of the School of Medicine (2021-today)

Registered students: 55
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
CoreCompulsory Course633
Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours45
Class ID
600261632
EPIChallenges
  • Global Health
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
- To understand the basic concepts of population health, health promotion and education - To raise awareness of the importance of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention - To understand the determinants of health - To understand the epidemiology and prevention of the diseases that cause the greatest burden on population health - To familiarize with building vaccine confidence - To raise awareness about quality in health care and patient safety
General Competences
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to Social Medicine- Public Health: defining the core concepts Epidemiology: the study of disease, injury, and death in the community Epidemiology and Prevention of Communicable diseases Non-communicable diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention of Diseases of the Heart and Blood vessels Non-communicable diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention of Malignant Neoplasms Building healthy communities: the role of health promotion Creating a Health Promotion Program Nation's health: Family and Reproductive Health Νation's health: Maternal Health Nation's health: Infant and child health- the importance of first 1000 days Nation's health: Adolescents, young adults, and adults Alcohol, Tobacco, and other drugs: A Community Concern Nation's health: Older adults Injuries as a community and public health problem: Epidemiology and Prevention Social disparities in Health: Promoting Health Equity One Health-Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The promotion of safe spaces in schools: addressing violence and bullying WHO and other key role players in community-based Public Health management Health Promotion-Health Education-Levels of Prevention Adult Vaccination Screening towards a healthy population Handling a Public Health Crisis Quality of Health Care and Patient Safety
Keywords
Public Health; Social Medicine; Health Promotion; Prevention; Population Health; Global Health; Quality in Health Care
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures311.1✓✓
Laboratory Work80.3✓✓
Reading Assigment50.2✓✓✓
Project80.3✓✓
Exams10.0✓✓✓
self-study311.1✓✓✓
Total843
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
D. Seabert, J. F. McKenzie, R. R. Pinger. McKenzie's An Introduction to Community & Public Health, 10th edition, Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2021.
Last Update
14-06-2025