By Soteekin päiväkirjat (Soteekki diaries) -blog you can have a look into the everyday life of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences' Service Center Soteekki. What physiotherapy, nursing and social work students want to tell about their journey in Soteekki? And what is the role of business students in a social and health service center? The blog highlights the special features of Soteekki from students perspective.
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What is Independence Day? Independence Day is celebrated in honor of Finland’s independence in 1917. Finland has been under Swedish rule and joined the Russian Empire in 1809. When the Russian emperor fell down in November 1917, Finland’s independence began to progress. Finland’s declaration of independence was approved by the parliament in 1917. Independence Day …
Tattoos in Social and Health Care
History of tattoos It is impossible to say exactly where the tattoos came from. Tattoos have been done for a long time all over the world. Tattoos have been widely associated with crime and in the past tattoos have been used to mark prisoners, soldiers, sex workers and others. The earliest signs of tattoos can …
World Parkinson Day – 11th April
Written by Italian Physiotherapy student Sara Giovanardi April 11th is the birthday of Dr. James Parkinson, the first physician to recognise Parkinson’s as a medical condition. In 2005 the tulip was adopted as the official symbol of Parkinson’s during the 9th World Parkinson’s disease day conference. However, the flower had been informally associated with the …
World Water Day – 22nd March
The world water day has been declared in 1992, over 30 years ago, to draw attention to economic and social effects of clean waters availability to populations and its impacts on health, well-being, equality and economy. Nevertheless a third of the global population remains to live without proper drinking water and half of the population …
Down Syndrome Day – 21st March
“With us not for us” About Down syndrome Down syndrome or Trysomy 21 is a condition in which a person has an extra 21st chromosome in each body cell. A very small percentage of people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21 in only some of the body’s cells and this particular …
Human Rights Day – 10th December – Fundamental and Human Rights
Written by nursing student Hanna Rauvola International Human Rights Day is celebrated tomorrow 10.12.2022. After the 2nd world war the importance of human rights and world peace emerged and these two things still work as the main goals of the organization. Universal Declaration of Human Rights was accepted in the United Nations General Assembly on 10th of …
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