Part 1: Course Information
Instructor Information
Instructor : Professor dr. Siswanto Agus Wilopo, S.U,
M.Sc., Sc.D.
Office : Gedung IKM Room 001, Jl. Farmaco 1,
Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta
Office Hours : 08.0-10.00 & Monday
and Wednesday
Office Telephone : 62-274-548-156 or
5656076
E-mail : sawilopo@ugm.ac.id
Teaching Assistant
Coordinator : dr. Amira E. Wahdi, MSPH
Office : Gedung IKM Room 008, Jl. Farmaco 1,
Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta
Office Hours : 10.00-12.00 & Tuesday and Thursday
Office Telephone : 62-274-548-156 or
5656076
E-mail : (amirahellyzawahdi@ugm.ac.id)
Course Description
This course is intended to serve as an
introduction to the major issues of public health with a focus on the Less
Middle-Income Countries (LIMICS), although global health issues are considered
as well. The course will examine what those issues are, what determines them,
and how they can be altered. The course provides a broad overview for students
wishing no more than an introduction to the field, as well as good grounding
for students who wish to pursue additional coursework in public health. Many
issues are related to infectious diseases since most students are coming from
countries which are facing with the infectious diseases. Course covers also
issues on chronic disease, reproductive health, environment and occupational
health, unintended injuries and violence, Covid-19 pandemic, and future trends
of infectious diseases. Most
topics are covered in the required readings, which all students should read
before the class. Additional materials from lectures, will be posted on web-class
(Elok). This lecture will be given by many lecturers so that they might give
you additional reading. However, the mid-term and final examination will
entirely come from these reading materials.
Prerequisite
None
Part 2: Course
Objectives
The specific course objectives
are expressed within the following competencies, where after student finished
with this class, they will be able to:
- explain what public health is, what
distinguishes it from the other health sciences, and what unique contributions
it has to make to the health of the public,
- identify the principal determinants of health
and disease, as well as the principal determinants of, and explanations for,
inequalities in the health of groups differentiated by geographic region,
residence, and socioeconomic status.
- describe when (and why) governments should
intervene in matters pertaining to the health of the public and when (and why)
they should not.
- describe the basic approaches and purposes of
the major analytical methods of public health, especially epidemiology for
examining distribution, trends, and cause of infectious diseases,
- explain the biomedical basis of major infectious
diseases, including malaria and tuberculosis,
- identify the principal social and behavioral
determinants of health and demonstrate how they influence the most important
behavior-related health problems,
- identify the principal environmental
determinants of health and describe the major environmental and occupational
health issues,
- describe the reproductive health issues that
confront mothers and children in the LIMICs,
- inspect critical issues in global health, human-right
and ethical aspects, with a special focus on the health of vulnerable
population, and
- describe important future issues in public
health, including pandemic Covid-19; and explain their trend and origin.
Textbook & Course Materials
Required Text
- Adams, D. P. (2021). Foundations of
Infectious Disease: A Public Health Perspective. Burlington MA, USA: Jones
& Bartlett Learning.
- Merson, M. H. B.; Robert E.; Mills, Anne (2020),
Global health: diseases, programs, systems, and policies. 4th
ed. Burlington, Massachusetts, USA: Jones & Bartlett.
Suggested Text
- Birkhead,
G. S., Morrow, C. B., & Pirani, S. (2021). Essential of Public Health 4th
ed. Burlington, MA, USA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Course Requirements
- Internet connection (DSL, LAN, or cable
connection desirable).
- Access to Web site/Other
Course Structure
This course will be delivered in lectures
and discussion using online and hybrid approach (when it is possible). The session
will be given twice weekly or depending to our department’s schedule.
Enrolment
This course is
open to a limited number of individuals outside of the MPH's programs.
Preference is given to UGM affiliated students, including doctorate students.
We regret that auditing is not permitted. To apply for this course please fill
out and submit the application available at the study program. Cost and
submission information are in the application form.
Lecture Topics
Lecture materials and chapters from the required
reading will posted in the class web (eLok.ugm.ac.id). Class will be given at
least twice a week. Each session is about 100 minutes. There will be 14
sessions of lectures during this class.