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BES 306 - Nutition Problems and Epidemiology in Society

Faculty of Health Sciences · Nutrition and Dietetics · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Elif EDE ÇİNTESUN

Course Objective

Turkey and nutrition-based solutions to public health problems affecting the world to develop proposals for using basic principles and methods of epidemiology research is to increase knowledge and skills. It is aimed to teach the determination and detection methods of nutritional problems and epidemiology of our students and various vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

Course Content

The course content includes nutritional problems and their epidemiology in Turkey and worldwide, covering topics such as protein-energy malnutrition, obesity, diet-related chronic diseases, iron deficiency anemia, iodine deficiency disorders, dental caries, zinc deficiency, rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, vitamin deficiencies, folic acid deficiency, nutrition in risk groups (e.g., workers, the elderly), nutrition in disaster situations, intervention programs, and the development of national food and nutrition plans and policies.

Required Resources

Prof. Dr. Sabahat Güven Tezcan, Temel Epidemiyoloji .(2017).Yayıncı.Hîpokrat Kitabevi.Ankara

Recommended Resources

Aktaş, B. (2011 - 2012). TurkMSIC Halk Sağlığı Alt Komitesi. Epidemiyoloji Kitapçığı. s. 3-11.
Altınsoy, N. (2008). Epidemiyoloji kavramı ve temel yaklaşımlar: Cilt 79. Sayı 1.
Aschenghrau, A., Seage, G.R. (2013). Esentials of Epidemiology in Public Health (3.Baskı). Boston. S. 8-28.
Bihopal, R.S. (2002). Concepts of Epidemiology: An integrated introduction to the ideas, theories, principles and methods of epidemiology (1. Baskı). New York: Oxford Unıversıty Press. s.2-6.
Brownson, R. C., & Petitti, D. B. (2006). Applied epidemiology: theory to practice. Oxford University Press on Demand.s:5.
Çakır, A., Güç, H., Ocaktan, A. (2009). T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. Temel Epidemiyoloji (2.Basım). Ankara: Başak Matbaacılık ve Tanıtım Hiz. Ltd. Şti. s.1-4.
Ergör, G. (1995). Bölge Sağlık Yönetimi. İçinde: Bölge Sağlık Yönetiminde Epidemiyoloji El Kitabı, Bertan M, Enünlü T (çeviri editörleri). Kitabın orijinal
adı(italik), Vaughan JP, Morrow RH. Baskı sayısı, Ankara, Üçbilek Matbaası .s.8.
Friis, R.H, Sellers, T.A. (2O12). History and Scope of Epidemiology. Epidemiology for public Health Practice. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. S. 23-48.
Gülesen, Ö. (2001). Çağdaş Epidemiyoloji (2.Basım). Bursa: Vipaş Aş. s. 1-7.
Harkness, G.A. (1995). Epidemiology in Nursing Practice. Tokyo: Mosby. s. 3-22.
Kalaça, S. (2011). Türk Farmakoloji Derneği Klinik Çalışma Grubu Elektronik Bülteni. Gözlemsel araştırmalar.
Kılıç, S. (2006). Biological Weapons And Bioterrorism. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg; 63(1): 1-20.
Köksal, S. (2007). Epidemiyoloji. Cerrah Paşa 40. Yıl Halk Sağlığı Kitabı. İstanbul. s. 49-59.
Schoenbach, V. J., & Rosamond, W. D. (2000). Understanding the fundamentals of epidemiology: an evolving text. Chapel Hill: North Carolina.
Serinken, M., Kutlu, S.S. (2009).Biyoterörizm ve Şarbon. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi. 9(4): 185-190.
Tezcan, S. (1992). Epidemiyoloji Tıbbi Araştırmaların Yöntem Bilimi. Ankara.
Tezcan, S. (2015). Epidemiyoloji. Güler, Ç., Akın, L. (Ed.), Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler 1 içinde ( s. 96-130) (3.Baskı). Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To be able to explain basic epidemiological concepts
  2. To be able to realize the importance of epidemiology in planning health services
  3. Can calculate the incidence and prevalence rates of nutritional diseases and diseases which are important for public health.
  4. Interpret epidemiological rates and rates
  5. Can use basic concepts in the epidemiology of diseases related to nutritional imbalances to be able to plan an epidemiological research.

Core Area Distribution

(46) Mathematics and Statistics%25 (72) Health%75

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup Study

Assessment & Evaluation

Performance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14228
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment133
Practice000
Final000

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Definition and Purpose of Epidemiology The Development Process and History of Epidemiology Uses of Epidemiology Epidemiological Data SourcesSource book
2Research methods in epidemiologySouece book
3Food and nutrition policiesSource book
4Nutritional problems in the communitySource book
5Protein energy malnutritionSource book
6Epidemiology of nutrition-related chronic diseasesSource book
7Iodine deficiency diseases and their epidemiologySource book
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9iron deficiency anemiaSource book
10Vitamin D deficiencyCurrent Articles
11Vitamin deficiencyCurrent Articles
12Folat - zinc deficiencyCurrent Articles
13Dental cariesCurrent Articles
14Geriatric nutritionCurrent Articles
15worker nutritionCurrent Articles
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı