Bayreuth International Summer School – Public Health
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    Bachelor of Bayreuth International Summer School – Public Health at University of Bayreuth

    University of Bayreuth
    University of Bayreuth
    Germany
    Germany, Bayreuth
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    Bachelor of Bayreuth International Summer School – Public Health at University of Bayreuth

    International students can study the Bayreuth International Summer School – Public Health at University of Bayreuth on the Bayreuth campus in Germany. This Bachelor degree is available as a Full Time program delivered on campus in English. The program is offered at the Bayreuth campus. Students can apply for the next intake starting on July 5, 2027.

    About Bachelor of Bayreuth International Summer School – Public Health

    Public Health Surveillance and Applications The course should prepare students by increasing their knowledge in: The relationship between public health policy and public health surveillance Characteristics and function of public health surveillance – infectious diseases, injury, chronic diseases, risk factors and behaviours, environmental Epidemiological methods used in public health surveillance Applications of public health surveillance – monitoring of health events, policymaking, detection of outbreaks/epidemics, preventive and control actions The course should increase the students' skills in: Public health surveillance data collection and quality The analysis of trends and patterns in the occurrence of health events Outbreak investigation Cluster investigation Public health programme development Evaluation of public health programmes Evaluation of public health surveillance systems Public Health - Physical Activity and Nutrition Part 1: Methods for prioritising interventions to improve population health using diet and physical activity case studies After the course you will be able to: Define and explain basic economic concepts, especially efficiency, opportunity costs, utility and marginal costs, and benefits Understand the role of government in healthcare from an economic perspective Analyse the differences between different approaches to financing health care (market-based and government-financed systems) Understand the essential characteristics of economic evaluation and how it differs from other forms of health care evaluations Explain the basic steps in conducting an economic evaluation of a health care intervention Understand the need for priority setting in health Evaluate the role, strengths, and weaknesses of economic approaches to priority setting Apply priority setting principles to analyse selected case studies related to obesity prevention Part 2: Scaling up and implementing physical activity and nutrition interventions This course will increase the students' knowledge of: Physical activity epidemiology, including health implications, current prevalence, determinants, measurement, and intervention evidence The actors and systems responsible for physical activity promotion Terminology, conceptual models, and study designs for implementing and scaling up interventions Scale-up and implementation strategies, including ways to identify and address contextual barriers and facilitators For more detailed information on the course content and lecturers, please visit our website.

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    Please submit your contact information and supporting documents (CV, brief personal statement, and proof of language proficiency) via our website: http://www.summerschool.uni-bayreuth.de/ Please contact us by e-mail if you have any questions regarding the application procedure.
    Bachelor of Bayreuth International Summer School – Public Health at University of Bayreuth
    University of Bayreuth
    University of Bayreuth
    Germany

    Germany, Bayreuth

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