Early life conditions, health development, and child public health (7.5 ECTS)

The doctoral course "Early life conditions, health development, and child public health" (PH006F1) is aimed at PhD students from all disciplinary backgrounds seeking to deepen their knowledge about aspects of infant, child, and adolescent health from a public health perspective and in a national, European, and global context.

Course dates

Spring 2023, period C (March, 23rd - May, 1st)

PH006F1 Education plan

PH006F1 Kursplan (på svenska, juridiskt dokument)

Course content

The course will cover aspects of infant, child, and adolescent health from a public health perspective and in a national, European, and global context. Processes of transition into adulthood, with focus on reproduction are covered.

Other aspects will include concepts and methods in child public health and health promotion, social pediatrics, as well as vulnerable children and their needs.

Current issues in child public health are reviewed and discussed, as are children’s rights and social determinants of child health and development

The student will become familiar with epidemiological methods and life course theories and be able to relate these to research and policies that support early child health and development and mitigate social inequalities in health.

Course manager

Ilona Grünberger

Schedule

The schedule will be announced at least one month before the course starts.

Course literature

Please note that the course literature can be changed up until to two months before the start of the course.

The literature list for Spring term 2021: PH006F1 Course literature, valid from 2021 (94 Kb)

More information

This course is offered in collaboration with the Master's programme in Public Health Sciences: Societal and individual perspectives. The teaching occasions is to be attended jointly with the master students.

All registered students will get access to more detailed information at the course site in Athena.

Admission

If you are interested in taking the course, please send an email to our study administrator, kursadmin.publichealth@su.se

Child and adult hands holding a new plant
Photo; Ilona Nagy-Balogy/Mostphotos
 

Contact

Further questions?

If you have any questions about the course, please contact

Director of studies studierektor.f.publichealth@su.se
or
Study administrator kursadmin.publichealth@su.se

Director of Studies, Doctoral level
Study counsellor
Study administrator

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