Information Package / Course Catalogue
City Health
Course Code: CSAG605
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to raise awareness of the concept of city health by starting from WHO's Healthy Cities project.

Course Content

Information on city health definition and history, WHO healthy city project Healthy city project periods, Turkey and the world of healthy cities Examination of healthy city criteria

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Emine Didem EVCİ KİRAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to have up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise in environmental health
2.Having knowledge about the techniques, techniques, and devices of the technology to treat, care and educate
3.Being able to take active role in environmental health organization and management
4.To be able to solve environmental health problems with scientific methods and to evaluate them with a critical approach
5.Obtaining theoretical and practical knowledge on environmental ethics, policy and planning, information systems, professional foreign languages, finance and intermediary institutions
6.Ability to produce, execute and finalize new projects for scientific research
7. To be able to interpret researches using appropriate statistical methods, to write a report of the research they have participated in, to publish it in a national / international accepted journal, to present it at scientific meetings
8.Having theoretical and practical knowledge about environmental health, historical development and economic dimension of environmental health
9.Being able to have theoretical and practical knowledge about the deterioration effects of the environment
10.Being able to have the knowledge and ability to apply in strategic management, marketing, performance management, quality management and human resources management in organizations providing services in the field of environmental health
Recommended or Required Reading
1. -Prof. Dr. E. Didem Evci Kiraz’s unpublished course notes.
2. -Evci, E.D., Ekmekçigil, A., Sökmen, İ., Ercan, A. İ., Toprak, İ., Aycan, S. (2001). Şehir sağlığı profilleri şehrinizdeki sağlık göstergelerinin rapor edilmesi. Ankara: T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü
3. -World Health Organization. (1994). City Health Profiles: how to report on health in your city. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
4. -Commission on Social Determinants of Health. (2008). Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health: final report of the commission on social determinants of health
5. -Rothenberg, R., Stauber, C., Weaver, S., Dai, D., Prasad, A., & Kano, M. (2015). Urban health indicators and indices—current status. BMC public health, 15(1), 494
6. -World Health Organization. (1994). City Health Profiles: how to report on health in your city. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.
7.Weaver, S., Dai, D., Stauber, C. E., & Luo, R. (2014). The Urban Health Index: A Handbook for its Calculation and Use
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of the course, aims and objectives
Week 2 - Theoretical
City health definition
Week 3 - Theoretical
The history of the concept of city health
Week 4 - Theoretical
WHO healthy city project-1
Week 5 - Theoretical
WHO healthy city project-2
Week 6 - Theoretical
Healthy Cities project period 1-2
Week 7 - Theoretical
Healthy Cities project period 3-4
Week 8 - Theoretical
Healthy Cities project period 5 Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Healthy Cities project period 6
Week 10 - Theoretical
Examination of healthy city criteria-1
Week 11 - Theoretical
Examination of healthy city criteria-2
Week 12 - Theoretical
Examination of healthy city criteria-3
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkey and the world of healthy cities-1
Week 14 - Theoretical
Turkey and the world of healthy cities-2
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination138240
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-6
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-7
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-8
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-9
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-10
5
5
5
5
5
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2026