MPPL0822 Preventive medicine II

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jindřich Fiala, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Fialová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Forejt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Chuchmová (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Martin Krsek, CSc., MSc (lecturer)
Mgr. Aleš Peřina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Šimůnek, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Kateřina Novohradská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Jindřich Fiala, CSc.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MVDr. Halina Matějová
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Tue 17. 2. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 24. 2. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 3. 3. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 10. 3. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 17. 3. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 24. 3. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 31. 3. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 7. 4. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 14. 4. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 21. 4. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 28. 4. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 5. 5. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 12. 5. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 19. 5. 15:00–16:40 A21/107, Tue 26. 5. 15:00–16:40 A21/107
Prerequisites
MPPL0721 Preventive Medicine I
Pre-requisites, according to the order of the study, Preventive medicine I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Optometry (programme LF, N-OPTO)
  • Optometry (programme LF, N-SZ) (2)
  • Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Optics and Optometrics)
  • Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Human Alimentation)
Abstract
The aim of the course is the area of health promotion and disease prevention. Attention is paid to the correct identification of factors with the potential to positively influence health, especially behavioural factors. The possibilities of public health promotion are explained. The importance and effect of different lifestyle components are described. The importance of the quality of evidence and the principles of EBD in general are emphasised. Options for prevention of the most important non-communicable diseases are described and explained.
Learning outcomes
The student will explain the principles and possibilities of public health promotion.
The student will describe the effect and importance of each of the major components of a lifestyle.
The student will make recommendations regarding individual lifestyle factors.
The student will describe options for prevention of major non-communicable diseases.
Key topics
  • 1) Health - individual, public and global. Population health, ways of measuring and evaluating health
  • 2) Public health promotion. Disease prevention, quality of evidence, screening
  • 3) Health promotion throughout the human life cycle
  • 4) Health protection and promotion in emergencies, injury prevention
  • 5) Lifestyle - nutrition as a risk factor
  • 6) Lifestyle - nutrition as a health promotion factor, nutritional recommendations
  • 7) Lifestyle - physical activity: impact of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on health, recommendations
  • 8) Smoking and health
  • 9) Alcohol and health
  • 10) Obesity - impact on health, causes, prevention
  • 11) Microbiome and human health
  • 12) Cardiovascular disease - epidemiology, causes, prevention
  • 13) Cancer - epidemiology, causes, prevention
  • 14) Osteoporosis
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • Prezentace vyučujících – texty – v interaktivní osnově pro jednotlivá témata.
  • • ÚVZ LF MU: Veřejné zdraví: Díl I – Rizikové faktory a prevence. Učební text MU 2023 (dostupný online)
    not specified
  • TUČEK, Milan. Hygiena a epidemiologie. 2., doplněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2018, 358 stran. ISBN 9788024639338. info
  • MÜLLEROVÁ, Dana. Hygiena, preventivní lékařství a veřejné zdravotnictví. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2014, 254 stran. ISBN 9788024625102. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures with quiz
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Examination in the form of a written online test through an IS answer form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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