Индивидуальное поведение в отношении здоровья

2023/2024

Статус: Майнор

Кто читает: Департамент менеджмента

Где читается: Санкт-Петербургская школа экономики и менеджмента

Когда читается: 3, 4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 5

Контактные часы: 76

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course provides an overview of health-related motivation and behavior through the study of relevant psychological, sociological, and educational theory and research. We will examine health-related behaviors in the social, cultural and environmental context in which they occur as long as the psychosocial determinants of behavioral risk factors that affect health. Students will gain understanding of population patterns of health and health behaviors, and the mechanisms that drive those patterns, including global processes, social structures and institutions, community resources, interpersonal relationships and individual attitudes and beliefs. Discussion of major behavioral theories and strategies for effective health education and health promotion programs will be included.

Learning Objectives

The purpose of this course is to show basic tools and theories in public health research.

Expected Learning Outcomes

The student understands the origin and the main ways of the transformation of medicine, health care, public health and national healthcare systems
Apply epidemiologic principles to mental health
Describe the basics of epidemiologic investigation as applied to mental health
Evaluate the quality of mental health care
Student knows basics of trial design and statistical aspects of the trial protocol. Student is able to allocate cases into groups using different types of randomisation.
Able to define and apply the concepts of health and illness, biomedical model of health, the sick role (Parsons), ‘badness’ versus ‘sickness’, total institutions, 'clinical gaze', 'biomedical discourse', public health policy, medicalisation, bioengineering, ‘biological underclass’, iatrogenesis, impairment and disability, individual model of disability, stigma.
be able to apply basic statistical tools to investigate health policy
be able to apply basic tools of qualitative research in public health
Be able to explain how environmental problem affect health
to understand health-belief model

Course Contents

Concepts of health. Health-related quality of life. Health determinants. Health inequalities. Why do they arise? Vulnerable groups of the population.
What is public health? History. Role of government. Overview of disciplines in public health.
Data, statistics, and methods
Environment and health
Mental health
Randomized Trials
Health Belief Model

Assessment Elements

Participation in seminars
Take-home written examination
A student chooses one question out of three and produces a written answer (1-2 pages long). Failure to produce an essay that is at least 0,5 page long will result in an additional 1 point penalty. Failure to submit the essay by the agreed-upon deadline will result in an additional 1 point penalty for every day the essay is late.
A group presentation at the final colloquium
Usually, the presentation would be graded as a group project for which one grade is issued to all the participants. Time limit for the presentation is set at 20 minutes. Failure to observe the agreed-upon time limit will result in a 1 point penalty.

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 4th module
0.4 * A group presentation at the final colloquium + 0.3 * Participation in seminars + 0.3 * Take-home written examination

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Carr, S., Pless-Mulloli, T., & Unwin, N. (2007). An Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology (Vol. 2nd ed). Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=234613
Edwards, R. T., & McIntosh, E. (2019). Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research (Vol. First edition). Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2155137
Oster, G. D., & Crone, P. G. (2004). Using Drawings in Assessment and Therapy : A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Vol. 2nd ed). New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=116894
Susan Carr, Nigel Unwin, & Tanja Pless-Mulloli. (2007). An Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology: Vol. 2nd ed. Open University Press.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Bioethics in perspective : corporate power, public health and political economy, Mann, S., 2010
Child labour : a public health perspective, , 2010
Community development approaches to improving public health, , 2013

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