Public Health Nursing

Code: ENF14447L

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Nursing

Teaching languages: Portuguese, English

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

This UC contributes, through its programmatic contents, to the understanding of current dynamics of public health in Portugal.

Sustainable Development Goals

Erradicar a pobreza - Acabar com a pobreza em todas as suas formas, em todos os lugares

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

Goals
Understanding current public health dynamics in Portugal
Develop analytical skills on epidemiological, environmental and entomological surveillance
Acquire theoretical reflection bases on the National Health Plan and national disease control program
Acquire theoretical reflection bases on health determinants and health inequalities
Understand the importance of health literacy for the promotion of citizenship in health

Skills
Understand the organization of public health services in Portugal
Describes epidemiological, environmental and entomological surveillance
Identifies and analyzes the main health indicators
Describes in detail the determinants of health
Describes the main factors underlying health inequalities
Explains the importance of health literacy in promoting citizenship in health
Develops self-learning by reading and analyzing scientific texts

• Public Health: History, Scope and Methods
• The Public Health Law
• Public Health in Portugal / Organization of public health services
• Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Epidemiological, Environmental and Entomological Surveillance
• Health Education
• The National Health Service
• Health indicators
• National Health Plan / National PNS Program
• Health determinants and health inequalities
• Health literacy

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodologies focus on the master sessions and targeted / moderate debate by the teacher. In addition to the presentation in master class, the program topics by the teacher, the term sessions also have the active participation of students. Bibliographic support materials previously distributed, will help to boost the sessions and for the acquisition of skills by students. The hours of tutorials will be managed in person or remotely, to facilitate the development process and students skills consolidation.

Assessment

The continuous evaluation will include the active participation of the student in the different activities proposed. For students who opt for the continuous assessment regime, 1(one) assessment test is defined.
Students who do not obtain a grade equal to or greater than 9,5 points are subject to an exam.