COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Disaster Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

Disaster Administration

Course Objective

The objective is to provide students with knowledge on epidemiology of disasters, the impact of disasters on public health, rapid health assessment, organisation of health services, environmental problems, risk groups, mother-child health issues, disaster prevention and preparedness.
and disaster legislation in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

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

To remind the topics of the previous lesson
To give a general overview on the topic of the current week.
To give a lecture
To support the course topics with sample event examinations.
To internalize the knowledge of students through homework applications

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes