COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS OF EARTHQUAKES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DEP 5012 PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS OF EARTHQUAKES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ŞERIFE REYHAN UÇKU

Offered to

EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT - NON THESIS
EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT

Course Objective

The objective is to provide students with knowledge on definition, characteristics and epidemiology of disasters, the impact of earthquake on public health and disaster prevention and preparedness.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to define definition, epidemiology and basic concepts of disasters
2   Ability to explain the population health effects of disasters
3   Ability to discuss public health problems and approach to these issues
4   Ability to apply rapid health assessment
5   Ability to define organisation of health services in earthquakes
6   Ability to explain preparedness in disasters
7   Ability to define disaster legislation in Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Disaster definition and basic concepts
2 Epidemiology of earthquakes
3 Public health consequences of earthquakes
4 Environmental problems due to earthquakes
5 General approach to communicable diseases after earthquakes
6 Risk groups
7 Mother and child health care in earthquakes
8 Mental health problems
9 Rapid Health assessment
10 Organisation of humanitarian assistance after earthquakes
11 Organisation of health services in earthquakes
12 Disaster legislation in Turkey
13 Preparedness in disasters
14 Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

TTB. Olağandışı Durumlarda Sağlık Hizmetleri. Ankara, 2002
Noji E K. The Public Health Consequences of Disasters. Newyork ,1997
WHO. Rapid Health Assessment Protocols for Emergencies. Geneva:1999
WHO/TTB. Olağandışı Durumlar için Hızlı Sağlık Değerlendirmesi Protokolleri.
Ankara, 2001
WHO. Handbook for Emergency Field Operations. Geneva:1999
WHO. Coping with Natural Disasters: The Role of Local Health Personnel and the
Community, Geneva:1999
WHO. Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters
PAHO. Natural Disasters: Protecting the Public s Health. Washington DC, 2000

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Homework Assignments/
Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +PRS * 0.20 + FIN * 0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +PRS * 0.20 +MARKRST * 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Ş.Reyhan Uçku, DEÜ Tıp Fakültesi Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, 412 4004,
reyhan.ucku@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday, 15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
lectures 14 2 28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 28 2 56
Preparing Individual Assignments 2 20 40
Preparing Presentations 2 10 20
Preparation for Final Exam 1 36 36
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 18 18
midterm 1 2 2
final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 202

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1545
LO.255
LO.3545
LO.44
LO.5455
LO.654
LO.755

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