Global health

- International and national public health

- Health determinants and indicators: fundamental prerequisites for health

- Global disease panorama

- Health, disease and treatment in a cultural perspective

- Cultural sensitivity and cultural competence

- The nursing role in a global perspective

- Human rights in a national and global perspective

After completing the course the student is expected to: Knowledge: - Have knowledge of various aspects of the concept of culture - Have knowledge about different views of health and disease in a global perspective - Have knowledge about culturally sensitive approaches to nursing in a multicultural society - Have knowledge of public health measures nationally and globally - Have knowledge of the transmission and prevalence of disease in a global perspective - Have knowledge of health promotion and prevention in a global perspective - Have knowledge of human rights in a national and global perspective General competence - Have a global perspective on factors that affect public health - Have an ability to reflect on the nursing role in a global perspective - Informed about how human rights are safeguarded with respect to the individual and society

Lectures, seminars, group work, oral presentation, online learning resources and independent studies