2025
Public Health
Name: Public Health
Code: CMS13366L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Health Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
This CU contributes to the SDGs with the following themes: social health determinants and health inequalities, epidemiological surveillance; health literacy and health citizenship.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Objectives
Understanding the current dynamics of public health in Portugal
Develop skills for analytical operationalization of epidemiological, environmental and entomological surveillance and health indicators
Acquire a theoretical basis for reflection on the National Health Plan and national disease control programs
Acquire bases of theoretical reflection on the determinants of health and health inequalities
Understanding the importance of health literacy for the promotion of citizenship in health
Skills
Describes and explains in detail the organization of public health services
Characterizes epidemiological, environmental and entomological surveillance
Identifies and explains the main health indicators
Describes in detail the determinants of health
Describes the main underlying factors of health inequality
Explains the importance of health literacy in promoting citizenship in health
Develops self-learning through the reading and analysis of scient texts
Understanding the current dynamics of public health in Portugal
Develop skills for analytical operationalization of epidemiological, environmental and entomological surveillance and health indicators
Acquire a theoretical basis for reflection on the National Health Plan and national disease control programs
Acquire bases of theoretical reflection on the determinants of health and health inequalities
Understanding the importance of health literacy for the promotion of citizenship in health
Skills
Describes and explains in detail the organization of public health services
Characterizes epidemiological, environmental and entomological surveillance
Identifies and explains the main health indicators
Describes in detail the determinants of health
Describes the main underlying factors of health inequality
Explains the importance of health literacy in promoting citizenship in health
Develops self-learning through the reading and analysis of scient texts
Contents
1. Public health: History, scope and methods
2. Public health in Portugal.
The National Health Service
3. Organization of public health services
The Public Health Law
4. Epidemiological, environmental and entomological surveillance
5. Health indicators
6. Public health and health planning
National Health Plan
Examples of National Programs (communicable diseases and chronic noncommunicable diseases)
7. The determinants of health and inequalities in health
8. Health literacy
2. Public health in Portugal.
The National Health Service
3. Organization of public health services
The Public Health Law
4. Epidemiological, environmental and entomological surveillance
5. Health indicators
6. Public health and health planning
National Health Plan
Examples of National Programs (communicable diseases and chronic noncommunicable diseases)
7. The determinants of health and inequalities in health
8. 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.
The continuous evaluation will include the active participation of the student in the different activities proposed. For students who opt for continuous evaluation is planned to carry out two evaluations (50%+50%).
Students who dont obtain a grade equal or higher than 10, are under examination.
The continuous evaluation will include the active participation of the student in the different activities proposed. For students who opt for continuous evaluation is planned to carry out two evaluations (50%+50%).
Students who dont obtain a grade equal or higher than 10, are under examination.
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