Department of Public Health

The primary mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is focused on integration of health care, pharmaceutical and managerial branches to support Medical Service of the Czech Army, particularly in the field of disaster medicine and emergency planning.

The DPH consists of three groups – the Health Care Management Group, the Military Pharmacy Group and the Fitness Preparation Group.

Teaching activities are one of its main tasks. The DPH takes part in undergraduate programmes in military health care management, military medicine and military pharmacy. In addition, teachers run courses and training programmes in health care management, medical emergency planning, critical incident stress management, bio-informatics, health economics and medical law. The DPH participates in preparation of troops for foreign missions.

Research activities play an important role. The research is focused on the process modeling of health facilities particularly in emergency situations, geographical information systems in emergency planning, telemedicine and medical visualization. Members of the department concentrate on development and application of information technologies in all the mentioned fields. By actively participating in both local and international conferences, the department has established valuable cooperations with national and foreign universities.

The department has been involved in international projects creating centers and methodology for education in health management and for regional health policy.

Czech Science Foundation, Foundation of Ministry of Health, and Foundation of Ministry of Defence have supported the research projects.