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  •  Welcome to the MPH-501: Introduction to Public Health !!! 

    This handbook covers the description of topics, contents and assessments of the above mentioned course. The topics and contents have been derived from the MPH program syllabus. This course will help you to learn the basic concepts of its diverse disciplines and integrate the core elements of public health with a selected area of specialization to recognize how the field of public health applies to individuals, communities, and society overall.

    This handbook is designed to assist you in your studies and will provide the core information relating to the course, including assessment and teaching process. You should also refer to the University Catalog and to the University Regulations on  the Daffodil International University website and student portal.This handbook is available on Blended Learning Centre (BLC) platform.

    If you have any queries about this course, please do not hesitate to contact me.

    Thank you. Looking forward to exciting days ahead. 


    Contact Information: 

    Course Teacher: AHMK Baki Billah 

    Cell (Phone): +8801775050285

    Email: abulhasan.ph0048.c@diu.edu.bd


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      INTRO

      Course Description: 

      Owning Subject: MPH 

      Course Code: MPH 501

      Course Title: MPH-501: Introduction to Public Health 

      Credit Points: 3 

      Total Marks :  100 

      Overview/Rationale: 

      Introduction to Public Health is a 3-credit course designed for public health care professionals. ‘Introduction to Public Health’ course provides an overview of public health core functions and essential services: like key public health terms, determinants of health and their effects on population health. It includes fundamental concepts of public health such as the historical context of old versus new public health, healthy public policy, health protection, surveillance and monitoring of communicable and non-communicable diseases, managing domains for public health action, etc.

      Aims : 

      To give students a good understanding about the basic concepts and real important terms and area of public health, what determines health, and how society influences health. 

      Learning Outcome: 

      On completion of this Course, the successful student will be able to:

      1.    Define and describe the history, role, concept of public health and its relationship with disease, its actions, settings and intervention types at a local and global level.

      2.    Develop basic knowledge on the New Public Health and Healthy Public Policy and how it works in policy making as an ecological framework.

      3.    Develop and manage action plans to determine solutions to reduce the incidence of communicable and non-communicable disease, and its social and economic impacts on a population 

      Course Contents: 

      The course syllabus will cover the following contents/topics:

      1. Introduction to Health & Public Health, History of Public Health
      2. Determinants of Health
      3. Culture, Cultural competency & Quality Health
      4. Major Disciplines in Public Health.
      5. Public Health Key Terms,
      6. Public Health Policy
      7. Global Health, Globalization and Health, threats and challenges
      8. Family Health
      9. Ageing & Public Health
      10. Diet, nutrition, physical inactivity, and Obesity
      11. Mental Health      
      12. Lecture Schedule: 

           

      Lecture Schedule: 

      1. Weeks

        Lecture Topics

        Class/Session Methods/ Instructions

        Reading or Resource Materials

        1

        Introduction to Health & Public Health, History of Public Health

         

         

        ·         Welcome video

        ·         Powerpoint Presentation + direct online session

        ·         End of session test quiz (ungraded)

        ·         Course materials

        ·         Study materials

        ·         PPT

        2

         Determinants of Health

        ·         Powerpoint Presentation + direct online session

        ·         Discussion.

        ·         Course work given

        ·         Assignment given

        ·         Study materials given well early

        ·         Video and case studies

        3

        Culture, Cultural competency & Quality Health

         

         

        ·         PPT presentation – shared earlier

        ·         Discussion

        ·         Q&A (Interactive)

        ·         Course materials

        ·         Study materials

        ·         PPT

        4

        Major Disciplines in Public Health.

         

        ·         Video and PPT

        ·         Online discussion to clarify the concepts

        ·         Case study

        ·         Discussion

        ·         Study materials given well early

        ·         Video and PPT

        5

        Public Health Key Terms,

                   

         

         

         

        ·         Video and PPT

        ·         Journal

        ·         Assignment given with instructions (graded)

        ·         Study materials given well early

        ·         Video and case study materials

        6

        Public Health Policy

         

         

        ·         PPT and Videos

        ·         Online discussion forum

        ·         Case study of Bangladesh

        ·         Adaptive learning (native vs international students)

         

        ·         Study materials given well early

        ·         Video

        7

        Global Health, Globalization and Health, threats and challenges   

         

        ·         PPT

        ·         Online teaching as flipped classroom

        ·         Study materials given well early

        ·         Video and PPT

        8

        Family Health

                   

        ·         Online discussion forum – students will bring their own experiences and examples.

        ·         Identify best practices

        ·         Prepare a presentation (graded)

        ·         Study materials given well early

        ·         Video

        ·         Presentation techniques

        9

        Ageing & Public Health           

         

        ·         PPT – concepts of market and insurance

        ·         Online explanations from the tutor

        ·         Online quizzes (graded)

        ·         Study materials given well early

        ·         Video

        10

        Diet, nutrition, physical inactivity, and Obesity           

        ·         Examples of determinants given to students

        ·         Students prepare a short paragraph on a disease and its association with socia factors; submit online

        ·         Then, discuss the pros and cons – tutor will moderate Adaptive teaching

        ·         Study materials given well early

        ·         Video and PPT

        11

        Mental Health

        ·         Discussion and Online class – all students attend

        ·         Recorded session available

        ·         PPT

        ·         Final message

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