The field of Public Health and Medical Law is an interdisciplinary area integrating the biological, psychological and social concepts of health. Social and economic determinats of health are described and discussed.

After completing the program, students will understand fundamental principles of public health and social medicine. Students should be able to apply the population approach to the study of health and illness. They will be familiar with basics of medical demography . They will be informed about health status of the Czech population as well as about health situation throughout the Europe. Program pays attention to analysis of the health risks associated with specific characteristics of social/demographic groups, such as elderly, children, poor, handicapped, socially excluded people etc. The role of the society and government in the health care is also discussed. The program includes description and discussion of the current issues in health policy from the global and local perspective. The world and Czech health systems are discussed in terms of their organization structure, management, financing and delivery of services.