Public health and public health work for children, adolescents and young adults.

Theories and models
Understanding of health and disease (health promotion and disease prevention)
Public health strategies and public health work
Salutogenesis
Empowerment, coping, user involvement
Social science models relevant to public health work among children and adolescents

Health determinants - social, environmental and economic
Social gradients - inequality in health
Demography in relation to health, health behavior, illness and quality of life

Epidemiology
Incidence / prevalence / rater
National sources with epidemiological data

Infection
The children's vaccination program and the individual diseases we are vaccinating against
BCG vaccine and Mantoux, practical exercises in putting intracutaneous injection
Sexually transmitted diseases
Health services
Politics, management, organization and management
Health Economics
Relevant legislation, etc.
Cross-sectoral and sectoral cooperation
NGOs as a resource in public health work
Reproductive health - Right of claim for hormonal contraception
Use of drugs
Suicide and suicide prevention
Minority health, circumcision / genital mutilation
Cultural sensitivity and cultural control

After completing and passing the topic of public health and public health work for children and adolescents, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
demonstrate advanced knowledge of the ideological and theoretical basis for public health and public health work.
show in-depth knowledge of public health and health determinants related to society, culture, the environment and the population
demonstrate in-depth knowledge of key strategies in health promotion and disease prevention work
demonstrate knowledge of current research and debate related to strategic choices for public health work
show knowledge of the legislation and the political and administrative tools that lay the premises for the health promotion and disease prevention work in the municipal health service

Skills
contribute in interprofessional and interregional cooperation with a public health perspective
critically analyze and apply different sources of information and scientific literature on public health
Identify and problematize various ethical issues in public health work.
contribute to innovation and innovation in public health work.
apply knowledge about public health policy and administration to contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health work
analyze and relate critically to how decision processes work and can be influenced
can use their knowledge and skills to take care of children's needs and the right to health care

General competence
apply their knowledge and skills in public health and public health work in new areas
communicate on academic issues, analyzes and conclusions in public health science, both with specialists and the general public

Self-study, lectures, group work and assignments, individual assignments, simulation, skills training, presentation, work requirements, seminar.