Course: Health literacy

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Course title Health literacy
Course code FZS/ZGR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Príkazský Vladimír, MUDr. CSc.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Introduction to the field (history and present, interdisciplinary position, health issues and its definition, health literacy as part of the health system), World Health Organization, European Union, preventive projects, strategies, health policies WHO and EU , goals, structure, implementation problems) 2) Current primary and secondary prevention programs; national health program, health policy of the Czech Republic; health and its determinants - living and working environment, lifestyle, socio-economic factors - risk and protective factors) 3) Intervention programs (planning, strategy, goal formulation and target group selection, tools, interdepartmental cooperation and project evaluation, examples of good practice) 4) Effective educational and intervention strategies of health literacy in prevention of the most common diseases 1 (type II diabetes mellitus, CHD, hypertension) 5) Effective educational and intervention strategies of health literacy in prevention of the most common diseases 2 (tumors, osteoporosis, injuries, mental health, oral health) Exercises: 1) Health literacy in the 21st century 2) Creating an effective educational and intervention strategy of health literacy for selected diseases 1 3) Creating an effective educational and intervention strategy of health literacy for selected diseases 2 4) Specifics of patient education in different age groups and social groups 5) Aggression, abuse, care for people with special needs and balneology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
Learning outcomes
The course is conceived as a theoretical-practical unit with an emphasis on the latest scientifically proven knowledge concerning health literacy in relation to health promotion. It provides students with a comprehensive overview of the standard range of health literacy for patients. It focuses on gaining knowledge about effective educational and intervention strategies of health literacy. It enables them to acquire competences for education of patients of all ages and social groups in the field of lifestyle, reduction of inappropriate habits, care of (home) environment, disease prevention, nursing care and safe behavior. It introduces problems of aggression, abuse, care for people with specific needs, balneology.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

Classified credit: - 80% participation in exercises, - development of educational and intervention strategy and its defense, - written test.
Recommended literature
  • Základní dokumenty WHO.
  • Zdraví pro všechny v 21. století, MZČR.
  • Zdraví 2020: národní strategie ochrany a podpory zdraví a prevence nemocí. Praha: MZ ČR ve spolupráci s SZÚ, 2014. ISBN 978-80-85047-47-9.
  • BÁRTLOVÁ, Sylva. Zdravotní gramotnost u vybraných skupin obyvatelstva Jihočeského kraje. Praha: Grada, 2018. ISBN 978-80-2712-201-1.
  • FAIT, Tomáš, Michal VRABLÍK a Richard ČEŠKA. Preventivní medicína. Praha: Maxdorf, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7345-237-7.
  • HAMPLOVÁ, Lidmila. Veřejné zdravotnictví a výchova ke zdraví: pro zdravotnické obory. Praha: Grada, 2019. ISBN 978-80-271-0568-7.
  • HOLČÍK, Jan. Systém péče o zdraví a zdravotní gramotnost: k teoretickým základům cesty ke zdraví. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-210-5239-0.
  • KUKLA, Lubomír. Sociální a preventivní pediatrie v současném pojetí. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-3874-1.
  • MÜLLEROVÁ, Dana a Anna AUJEZDSKÁ. Hygiena, preventivní lékařství a veřejné zdravotnictví. Praha: Karolinum, 2014. ISBN 978-80-246-2510-2.
  • ROSOLOVÁ, Hana. Preventivní kardiologie: v kostce. Praha: Axonite CZ, 2013. ISBN 978-80-904899-5-0.


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