Syllabus
1. Introduction to the theory of health literacy.
2. Human health as a system and subject.
3. Holistic approach to health and psychosomatics.
4. Illness in human life.
5. Quality of life in relation to health and disease.
6. Health care as a social institution.
7. Conventional and alternative medicine.
8. The phenomenon of medicinalization of contemporary society.
9. Man in the role of patient and his rights.
10. Health and education.
Annotation
The course provides students with a system of knowledge that will make it easier for them to critically assess health information with special regard to the issue of education. Students should, on the basis of their own reflection on the key concepts of health and illness, understand the importance of broad-based health literacy for a successful teacher activity.