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PUBLIC HEALTH<br />

Institute: Department of Public Health<br />

Location: NET building, 1089 Budapest, Nagyvárad tér 4., 13 th ,14 th ,19 th and 21 st floors.<br />

Academic coordinator for EM4 Public Health:<br />

Dr. András Terebessy<br />

NET 13 th floor, room 1314<br />

Tel.: 061 210-2930, extension 56313<br />

Email: terand@net.sote.hu<br />

Course structure:<br />

Public Health I. (AOKKOZKOZ-1A) – first semester (2 credits)<br />

Public Health II. (AOKKOZKOZ-2A) – second semester (3 credits)<br />

Course topics:<br />

Public Health I.:<br />

History of public health<br />

Basic demographic and epidemiological methods<br />

Environmental health<br />

Occupational health<br />

Health policy<br />

Health economics<br />

Public Health II.:<br />

Epidemiology and prevention of communicable diseases<br />

Epidemiology and prevention of non-communicable diseases<br />

Nutrition and food-hygiene<br />

Maternal and child health<br />

School and youth health<br />

Health promotion in the elderly<br />

Public mental health<br />

SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE<br />

Required course material:<br />

Prof. Dr. Anna Tompa (editor). An Overview of Public Health. Semmelweis University<br />

Department of Public Health. Budapest, 2005.<br />

Materials presented and discussed at lectures and practicals<br />

Other recommended sources:<br />

Tulchinsky TH, Varavikova EA. The New Public Health: An Introduction for the 21 st Century.<br />

Academic Press, 2000.<br />

Detels R, McEwen J, Beaglehole R, Tanaka H. (eds.). Oxford Textbook of Public Health 4 th<br />

edition. Oxford University Press, 2002. Available online at University workstations from the<br />

Central Library’s website (http://www.lib.sote.hu) through the OVID system’s Books@OVID<br />

database.<br />

Acute Communicable Disease Control Manual (B-73), 2006 revision. Los Angeles County<br />

Department of Public Health. Freely available at:<br />

http://www.lapublichealth.org/acd/procs/b73/b73index.htm<br />

Heymann DL. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual 18 th edition. American Public Health<br />

Association Press, 2005. Earlier editions are available to read at the department’s library (NET,<br />

21 st floor).<br />

Information at numerous websites which are partly listed at the back of the required textbook<br />

(An Overview of Public Health) and also on the department’s website<br />

(http://www.kozegeszsegtan.sote.hu), or are announced separately during lectures and<br />

practicals.<br />

Faculty of Medicine<br />

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