Course: Strategy for Public Health Policy

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Course title Strategy for Public Health Policy
Course code ISZ/VYSPA
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 12
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)
  • van Dijk Jitse Pieter, prof. PhD.
  • Kalman Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to present an unhealthy lifestyle as a public policy issue and to highlight its specific features within the context of public policy. The course will address the highest levels of political decision-making (i.e., national and supranational levels) and will characterize the institutions and organizations involved in promoting an active lifestyle. It will introduce national strategies from abroad, particularly from Canada (e.g., ParticipAction), Finland, the Netherlands, and Australia. Significant emphasis will be placed on the introduction and understanding of major supranational epidemiological scientific studies such as HBSC, ESPAD, and GSHS. The course will also briefly address studies such as PISA, MONICA, the Framingham Heart Study, and the British Doctor Study. Another part of the course will focus on the implementation of scientific study results into policies and will present key global and European strategic documents related to the promotion of physical activity. The final part of the course will focus on European and Czech national priorities in science and research, European research grant schemes, and Czech national priorities in science and research. Basic parameters for evaluating scientific projects and their outcomes will also be introduced.

Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Required reading: Currie, C., Zanotti, C., Morgan, A., Currie, D., Looze, M., Roberts, Ch., ... Barnekow, V. (2012). Social determinants of health and well-being among young people. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. Kalman, M., Hamřík, Z., & Pavelka, J. (2011). Veřejná politika a evaluační výzkum v podpoře pohybové aktivity. In J. Hendl & L. Dobrý (Eds.), Zdravotní benefity pohybových aktivit: Monitorování, intervence , evaluace (pp. 218-240). Praha: Karolinum Komise Evropských Společenství. (2007b). Bílá kniha: Strategie pro Evropu týkající se zdravotních problémů souvisejících s výživou, nadváhou a obezitou. Brusel: Komise Evrpoských Společenství. Komise Evropských Společenství. (2007c). Pracovní dokument útvarů komise - posouzení dopadů Strategie pro Evropu týkající se zdravotních problémů souvisejících s výživou, nadváhou a obezitou. Geneva: Komise Evropských Společenství. Kříž, J. (2011). Prevence a ekonomika. Hygiena : časopis pro ochranu a podporu zdraví, 56(3), 89-94. United Nations. (2011). Political declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Pravention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases: United Nations. Recommended reading: Adeyi, O., Smith, O., & Robles, S. (2007). Public policy and the challenge of chronic noncommunicable diseases. Washington: World Bank Publications. Das, Pamela, & Horton, Richard. (2012). Rethinking our approach to physical activity. The Lancet. Global Advocacy for Physical Activity the Advocacy Coucil of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health. (2010). The Toronto charter for physical activity: A global call to action. Toronto: GAPA ISPAH. Global Advocacy for Physical Activity the Advocacy Coucil of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health. (2011). NCD Pravention: Investment tha work for physical activity. Sydney: GAPA ISPAH. Kahlmeier, S. (2012). The pandemic of physical inactivity: Global action for public health. The Lancet ? Physical. Pratt, M., Sarmiento, O.L., Montes, F., Ogilvie, D., Marcus, B.H., Perez, L.G., & Brownson, R.C. (2012). The implications of megatrends in information and communication technology and transportation for changes in global physical activity. The Lancet. Sassi, F. (2010). Obesity and the economics of prevention; fit not fat. Paris: OECD.
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