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College of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Pampanga) : Course Syllabus

This document contains the course syllabus for Public Health, a 3-unit course that introduces students to community health. The course objectives are to describe health promotion and disease prevention methods, identify government and non-government health organizations, understand infectious diseases and their impact, and explain the relationship between environment and health. The syllabus outlines 5 weeks of topics including public health concepts, factors affecting health, disease etiology, and techniques for disease prevention and control. Evaluation methods include quizzes, recitations, group discussions, exams, and prepared educational materials.

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College of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Pampanga) : Course Syllabus

This document contains the course syllabus for Public Health, a 3-unit course that introduces students to community health. The course objectives are to describe health promotion and disease prevention methods, identify government and non-government health organizations, understand infectious diseases and their impact, and explain the relationship between environment and health. The syllabus outlines 5 weeks of topics including public health concepts, factors affecting health, disease etiology, and techniques for disease prevention and control. Evaluation methods include quizzes, recitations, group discussions, exams, and prepared educational materials.

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COLLEGE OF OUR LADY OF MT.

CARMEL (PAMPANGA)
VIRTUOUS, COMPETENT, COMPASSIONATE & CHEERFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS.
Km. 78 Mc. Arthur Highway, Brgy. Saguin, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Contact Nos., *(045)-2028 * Fax No.: 861-3826 * Mobile No.: 0932-855-1633

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Title: PUBLIC HEALTH


Course Code: Pharm Care 2
No. Of Units: 3 Units
No. of Contact Hours: 3 hours per week
Pre-requisite: Pharmaceutical Care 1

Course Description:
This course will introduce the students to community health which includes both the private and public efforts of individuals, groups and organizations to promote, protect and
preserve the health of those in the community.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, the student shall be able to:

1. Described health promotion and disease prevention methods.


2. Identified and described the structure and function of government and non-government health organization in the international, national and local levels.
3. Understand the infectious diseases and its impact on the community.
4. Explained the relationship of environment to health.
5. Correlated health to sustainable national development.
Week No. of Teaching
Specific Objective Topics Evaluation
Hours Methodology
1-5 At the end of the unit, the I. Public Health Concepts
student should be able to: a. Definition of Terms 15 Lectures Quizzes
b. Public Health Concepts Recitations
1. Defined Public Health II. Factors that Affect Health Group Prepared
2. Discussed the factors that a. Individual Discussions Educational
affect health of an individual Host Defense Mechanism Materials and
and community. b. Community Exams
3. Identified the different 1. Environmental Pollution
environmental pollution and 2. Environmental Sanitation
sanitation III. Etiology of Diseases
4. Discussed the importance of a. Factors of Disease Causation
proper sanitation in the b. The Natural History of Disease
community c. Ecologic Concepts of Disease
5. Discussed the Etiology of d. Agents of Infectious Disease
Diseases e. Sources of Infection & Disease in
Community
f. Means of Transmission
g. Measures of Disease Outbreaks
h. Epidemiologic Methods
i. Investigation of Epidemics
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

7-11 At the end of the unit, the IV. Disease Prevention and Control 15 Lecture Quizzes
student should be able to: a. Techniques Recitations
b. Levels of Prevention Group Prepared
1. Know the Techniques and V. Health Promotion in Industry Discussions Educational
Prevention of Disease a. Objectives of Occupational Health Materials and
2. Know the legal control of b. Legal Control of Occupational Health Problem-Based Exams
Occupation Services Services Learning
3. Identified the Government VI. Government and Non-Government Health
and Non-Government Health Programs and Services
Agencies Responsible for a. Local
Health Programs and Services b. National
4. Discussed the different Water c. International
and Food Borne Diseases VII. Infectious Diseases in the Philippines
a. Water/Food Borne Diseases
1. Typhoid Fever
2. Hepatitis A
3. Cholera
4. Amoebic Dysentery
5. Diarrheal Illness
6. Bacillary Dysentery
b. Sexually Transmitted Disease
1. Syphilis
2 .AIDS
3. Non-Gonococcal Urethritis
4. Herpes Simplex Genitalia
5. Gonorrhea
6. Hepatitis B

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
13-17 At the end of the unit, the c. Airborne Diseases/Droplets 15 Lecture Quizzes
student should be able to: 1. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Recitations
2. Chickenpox Group Prepared
1. Be prepared for the 3. Measles Discussions Educational
counseling process 4. SARS Materials and
2. Develop confidence in 5. Pneumonia Reporting Exams
talking to patients 6. Diphtheria
3. Adapt different counseling 7. Mumps
methods and cater the d. Vector Borne Diseases
individual need of each patient 1. Dengue Fever
4. Develop communication 2. Malaria
skills for better patient e. Zoonotic Borne Disease
counseling 1. Rabies
5. Analyze the case of each 2. Anthrax
patient encountered for 3. Foot & Mouth Disease
counseling 4. Birds Flu
5. Mad Cow Disease
f. Others
Leprosy
FINAL EXAMINATION

References:
Brooks, Geo F., Butch, Janet and Stephen Morse. Jawetz Medical Microbiology, 22nd ed., 2001
Conte, John E. Manual of Antibiotics and Infectious Diseases (Treatment and Prevention), 1st ed., 1999
Tortora, Gerard J., et. Al. Microbiology An Introduction 4th ed., Redwood City, California, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

Christian Noel M. Miranda, RPh Lilibeth R. Nucum, MAN


Instructor Academic Head
Pharmacy Department

Evaluated by: Approved by:

Raquel I. Abunda, RPh Dr. Ma. Carmela B. Briones


Program Head Vice President for Academic Affairs
Pharmacy Department

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