Course: Health education

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Course title Health education
Course code KAZ/KKVZ@
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kurková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Cichá Martina, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Sofková Tereza, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Hřivnová Michaela, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Health: Definition, health definitions development, health in the holistic approach, individual bio-psycho-social and spiritual elements of health. Disease: Diagnostics, diagnosis, symptom, syndrome, etiology, pathogenesis. Organism?s response to stress, forms and course of illness. Autoimmune and degenerative diseases. Health determinants: Internal and external factors, lifestyle risk areas. The principle of civilization diseases occurrence. Safe community: Safe school, safe classroom, injuries prevention in children. Health Education at primary schools: Integration and cross-subject relations. Health promotional programmes Healthy School (principles and philosophy, basic rules) Health promotional programmes Health 21 Activation methods as part of health promotion Topics for seminar theses, group projects, students? individual work: The issue of SMOKING ? addiction occurrence (psychological, social, physical), the development of smoking in the CR, legislation in the CR, health risks of smoking, cigarette smoke composition, etc. The issue of ALCOHOL ? addiction occurrence (psychological, social, physical), the development of alcohol consumption in the CR, legislation in the CR, health risks of heavy drinking, social and psychological impacts of alcoholism. Alcohol as a socially tolerated drug. A child in the family of an alcoholic. ILLEGAL DRUGS ? classification according to effect, application, level of risk. legislation in the CR. The risks of addictive substances abuse. Issues of rehabilitation and treatment ? primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. ADDICTIONS ? pathological gambling, workoholism, sectarianism and other addictions STRESS PREVENTION ? relaxation techniques. Types of stress, stressful situations, stress management, Eustress and distress. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ? aerobic and anaerobic physical activity, optimum physical stress, types of sports activities, positive and negative consequences of physical activity. Physical activity as prevention of civilization diseases. Lifestyle topics ? HIGH RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOUS. NUTRITION ? principles of healthy nutrition, diet regime, diet-related diseases, eating disorders, obesity in children, food allergies, preferences and aversions of foods, alternative forms of diet in children, drinking regime.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam, Seminar Work

Active participation in the seminar, PC work, elaboration of a seminar thesis.
Recommended literature
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  • Havlínová, M., Kopřiva, P., Mayer, I a Vildová, Z. (1998). Program podpory zdraví ve škole. Rukověť projektu Zdravá škola. Praha.
  • Havlínová, M., Přibyslavská, P. (1996). Výchova ke zdravému způsobu života. Ostrava.
  • Kaufmanová-Huberová, G. (1998). Děti potřebují rituály. Praha Portál.
  • Kopřiva, P. (1996). Naše mateřská škola na cestě ke zdraví. Druhá část modelového projektu Zdravá mateřská škola). Kroměříž.
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Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - specialization Prevention of Social Pathological Phenomena (BB21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer