Public Health in English Public Health in English 公共衛生專業英語 98年上學期
環境醫學研究所 (GIEH) 吳芳鴦老師/謝嘉容博士生Vivian 週二 5、6節
Can you answer the question:
CAN YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
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Can you answer the question:
WHAT IS PUBLIC HEALTH?
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Ageing
Percentage of population aged 0‐14, 16‐64, and 65 or over (more developed countries) Source: United Nations Programme on Ageing (http://www.un.org/ageing)
Air Pollution
Source: http://ecojunk.files.wordpress.com
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Alcohol
Cancer
Sources: National Cancer Institute, US; American Cancer Society, 2006.
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Climate Change
Alaska
Brazilian Amazon
Source: Greenpeace International (http://www.greenpeace.org/)
Environmental Health
Source: Millennium Development Goals, The World Bank Global Data Monitoring Information System.
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Epidemiology
Source: 台灣流感速訊，衛生署疾病管制局國家流感中心，2009。.
Hygiene
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk; MSN Encarta, 2009.
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Infectious Diseases
Examples: Influenza, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis, Measles, Chickenpox, and AIDS
Food & Sanitation
SOURCE: Google Images, http://images.google.com.tw/.
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Obesity
SOURCE: Global InfoBase, BMI Country Comparison.
Poverty Poverty headcounts ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% population)
Source: Millennium Development Goals, The World Bank Global Data Monitoring Information System.
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Tobacco
Source: Taiwan Tobacco Control 2008 Annual Report, BHP, DoH.
Introduction (orientation module) What is Public Health? Public Health: A historical overview I (Global) Public Health: A historical overview II (Taiwan) Case Study Population Health I (Society and Health) Population Health II (Health Inequalities) Case Study Mid‐term Examination Functions of Public Health I: Population Health Assessment Case Study Functions of Public Health II: Health Surveillance Case Study Functions of Public Health III: Health Promotion Case Study Functions of Public Health IV: Disease and Injury Prevention Case Study Final examination
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Evaluation • • • •
Class Participation (15%) Case Studies (15%) Midterm Examination (35%) Final Examination (35%)
Reference Textbooks • Turnock BJ. Public Health: What it is and H How it works, 3 i k 3rd Edition. Sudbury, MA: Edi i S db MA Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2004. • An English dictionary • BUT BUT: most materials on exams will be covered in class (during lectures & case studies)
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Vocabularyy
Reading comprehension
Verbal expression of thoughts of thoughts
To Take Home with you… 1. Answer the question “What is public health?” 2 Vocabulary learned today 2. V b l l dt d 3. Reading? Give me the name and author of your favorite English book.
Class Website: http://www2.cmu.edu.tw/~cmcph/download_class/classbookdown.htm (公共衛生學系 課程講義下載區)