2026
Health Policies- Contributions to Management Change
Name: Health Policies- Contributions to Management Change
Code: ENF13674O
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Health Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
-Understand the evolution of Health Policies in Portugal;
-Understand the current Health System and the National Health Service of Portugal;
-Reflect critically on the model of Social Determinants of Health;
-Recognize citizenship and participation in health as instruments to reduce health inequities;
-Reflect on the Future of the Health System and the National Health Service
-Understand the current Health System and the National Health Service of Portugal;
-Reflect critically on the model of Social Determinants of Health;
-Recognize citizenship and participation in health as instruments to reduce health inequities;
-Reflect on the Future of the Health System and the National Health Service
Contents
1. Evolution of health policies in Portugal
a. Health policies in Portugal today
2. Health policies and organization of health systems
a. Health policies and health systems: Context and determinants of their evolution
b. Organizational typology of health systems
c. Analysis of the evolution of health systems
d. Financing, innovation, costs and impacts
3. Health and equity policies
a. The social determinants of health
b. Health strategies
4. Citizenship and participation in health
5. Future of the Health System and the National Health Service
a. Today's health challenges
b. New change management in the health system and the National Health Service
c. Wellbeing policies
d. Public policies and knowledge management
a. Health policies in Portugal today
2. Health policies and organization of health systems
a. Health policies and health systems: Context and determinants of their evolution
b. Organizational typology of health systems
c. Analysis of the evolution of health systems
d. Financing, innovation, costs and impacts
3. Health and equity policies
a. The social determinants of health
b. Health strategies
4. Citizenship and participation in health
5. Future of the Health System and the National Health Service
a. Today's health challenges
b. New change management in the health system and the National Health Service
c. Wellbeing policies
d. Public policies and knowledge management
Teaching Methods
The teaching/learning process will be organized based on theoretical and theoretical-practical teaching sessions. In the theoretical sessions, the first approach to the theme is promoted, presenting the different perspectives on it and confronting the student with conflicting and / or complementary approaches. In the theoretical-practical sessions, emphasis is placed on the student's work and his active participation in dynamizing the sessions through the analysis, discussion and debate of the different themes, previously the subject of study and reflection. These teaching sessions, where the debate dominates the teaching-learning process, will always be guided and moderated by the teacher. The assessment consists of a written assignment.
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