Each course reviews the different communicable and non-communicable diseases that form an important component of the public health problem in Palestine, such as diabetes mellitus, heart disease and brucellosis and others. This course focuses on the spread and diagnosis of these diseases, including treatment and methods of prevention. It emphasises a deeper understanding of the relationship between the occurrence of these diseases and the way in which they needed to be addressed, as well as their impact on public health. This courses emphasises the study of the spread of epidemics, and the most common diseases in Palestine. It focuses on the occurrence of these diseases, and the use of routine and specialized data in relation to the occurrence, spread and control of these diseases.
Emphasis is placed on quantitative methods.
This course complements 623 and introduces the students to the social, environmental and cultural contexts within which disease occurs. It emphasises the use of anthropological methods for the collection of information especially related to the understanding of society of health needs and the means through which to achieve the fulfilment of these needs. This course outlines the principal concepts and elements entailed in health education. It strives to provide the student with the theoretical and practical skills needed to work in the area of health education, focusing on communication at the individual level, and the nat the communal level, especially the Palestinian community. This course focuses on the fundamental conceptual statistical principles and skills needed to deal with the problems of public health.