Public Health Seminar I
Code
9273
Academic unit
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
Department
Saúde Pública e Comunidade
Credits
10.0
Teacher in charge
Emília Martins Nunes
Total hours
64
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
- To know the theoretical background to define Public Health
- To know the historical development of the main Public Health concepts, practices and organizations, in the context of the socio-economic development and development of the health systems in Portugal and abroad ;
- To present a useful framework for Public Health practice, including social determinants of health and inequalities ;
- To know effective strategies for reducing inequities;
- To know the pathogenic and salutogenic health frameworks and their implications in terminology and application in public health strategies
- To identify the different roles in health promotion and protection at different levels of decision - governmental, regional, local individual level;
- To know the main challenges of Public Health in Portugal and abroad;
- To know the main issues related to implementation and knowledge translation
Subject matter
- Concepts of Health and Public health
- Population dynamics, health determinants, determinants of health systems and governance
- Public Health and knowledge transfer
- Main frameworks of Public Health
- Health systems and recent evolution
- Public health in Portugal: challenges and threats
- Portuguese Health System Reforms
- Communication in health
Teaching method
Seminars about relevant public health issues, conferences, presentations by the students followed by discussions
Evaluation method
Construction of an individual essay to be discussed under tutorial supervision