2026
Public Health Communication
Name: Public Health Communication
Code: ENF13677O
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Nursing
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
• Develop strategies to improve the health of individuals and communities;
• Identify strategies for the access and for the use of information to improve health;
• Understand the characteristics of the target/risk groups audience to design effective messages;
• Improved risk communication during infectious disease or public health crises.
• Identify strategies for the access and for the use of information to improve health;
• Understand the characteristics of the target/risk groups audience to design effective messages;
• Improved risk communication during infectious disease or public health crises.
Contents
• Health communication, health education, and health literacy.
• Strategies to improve health communication.
• Communications for target/risk groups.
• Public health communication.
• Strategies to improve health communication.
• Communications for target/risk groups.
• Public health communication.
Teaching Methods
The contents are presented in theoretical and practical-theoretical classes. Innovative themes are presented and discussed with seminars format.
In order to be considered continuous evaluation, the theoretical and practical-theoretical contents are evaluated with a group work of students.
The students whose final grade is equal to or greater than 9.5 will be approved.
In order to be considered continuous evaluation, the theoretical and practical-theoretical contents are evaluated with a group work of students.
The students whose final grade is equal to or greater than 9.5 will be approved.
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