Course

Existential Public Health

The course literature may be subject to revision.

Folkhälsomyndigheten, 2022. Folkhälsans utveckling – årsrapport 2022. S. 13–50. (37 s). (Elektronisk). PDF format. Tillgänglig här. http://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publicerat-material/publikationsarkiv/f/folkhalsans-utveckling-arsrapport-2022/

Haglund, B.J & Melder (Ed.). (2023). Existentiell hälsa – En bortglömd determinant?. Socialmedicinsk tidskrift, 100 (1). https://socialmedicinsktidskrift.se/index.php/smt/issue/view/179 (260 s).

Medin, Jennie & Alexanderson, Kristina, 2001. Begreppen hälsa och hälsofrämjande: En litteraturstudie. Lund: Studentlitteratur. (180 s).

Melder, Cecilia, 2011. Vilsenhetens epidemiologi – en religionspsykologisk studie i existentiell folkhälsa. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. S. 15-59, 72-112, 219-246. (110 s). (Elektronisk). PDF format. Tillgänglig här. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-134249

Pellmer, Kristina & Wramner, Bengt & Wramner, Håkan, 2012. Grundläggande folkhälsovetenskap. 3 uppl. Stockholm: Liber AB. (256 s).

Socialstyrelsen, 2017. Tillståndet och utvecklingen inom hälso- och sjukvård – Lägesrapport 2017. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. S.11-59. (49 s) (Elektronisk). PDF format. Tillgänglig här.

Socialstyrelsen, 2022. Tillståndet och utvecklingen inom hälso- och sjukvård och tandvård – Lägesrapport 2022. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. S.7–12, 42–52. (17 s). (Elektronisk). PDF format. Tillgänglig här.https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/globalassets/sharepoint-dokument/artikelkatalog/ovrigt/2022-3-7750.pdf

Strang, Peter, 2021. Den hälsosamma gemenskapen: med människor, djur, naturen och något större. Stockholm: Libris bokförlag. (230 s)

Strang, Susan, 2002. Spiritual /existential issues in palliative care with special reference to patients with brain tumors and their spouses. Göteborg: Göteborgs universitet, avdelningen för onkologi. (I urval 55 s, tillgänglig via kurshemsida).

Artiklar tillgängliga via kurshemsida (ca 40 s).

Literature last revised on April 13, 2023.

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Grades

A = Excellent, B = Very good, C = Good, D = Satisfactory, E = Sufficient, Fx = Insufficient, F = Insufficient

Examination Format

  • Papers
  • Seminars

Grundläggande behörighet.
Akademiska studier om minst 60 hp inom teologi, beteendevetenskap, medicin, omvårdnad eller motsvarande.

  • Completion of a course requires a minimum of 80% attendance at lectures and 100% attendance at seminars/group work and other assignments. Absence beyond that can be compensated by supplementing assignment(s) if the instructor finds it possible. In case of an absence of 50% or more, the course is considered as interrupted, even if assignments have been completed.
  • Students have the opportunity to take the exam according to the original course syllabus within two years after the course. If there are special reasons, such a re-examination can also take place later. Normally, teaching is not given according to an older syllabus. The possibility of exemption shall be decided by the president or vice president.
  • If a student due to disability has a decision from the EHS on special pedagogical support, the examiner shall, if necessary, adapt the examination and conduct the examination in an alternative way.

Established by Subject Representative College at Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm on May 26, 2015.

Last revised on February 22, 2017.