2020 - HEALTH EDUCATION

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Sara González Millán

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

Health education should be understood as a process aimed at using effective strategies to help individuals adopt or modify behaviors that improve their health or prevent them from health problems. In this sense, although health education must necessarily be approached from a complex multidimensional perspective, society currently recognizes in the practice of physical activity and sport a means to promote health, both from 'a physical as well as a psychological aspect. There are many institutions involved in the task of planning and managing actions in health education. Examples are the global programs run by the WHO, those developed by the European Union or those at the national or state level.

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make possible its continuity in non-contact mode in the case of being necessary for reasons related to the Covid-19. In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan will be ensured.

• Recognize the basics of healthy physical activity and its relationship with sedentary lifestyle throughout the life cycle: childhood and youth, adulthood and aging, emphasizing active and healthy aging as an improvement in quality of life .

• Be able as a professional to promote healthy behaviors and educate on the importance of acquiring healthy habits

• Acquire life skills that will help improve health from physical, emotional and mental well-being

This is a part-time subject. This means that there is a% part of the subject that is done in person, in the classroom, with different activities individually or in groups of students and a% of the subject that is worked autonomously, outside of the classroom.

The methodology in part-time subjects requires the responsibility of the student, and their good time management.

The methodology of the subject will be carried out combining face-to-face classroom time, with autonomous work time, with the support of the virtual learning environment. The percentage of time the student spends is distributed as follows:

Both in the face-to-face sessions and in the autonomous work, the student will work individually and in work groups.

Each ECTS is equivalent to 25 hours of student dedication, considering the time invested in the total of the activities related to the face-to-face time and the time of autonomous work, that the professor of the subject guides, as well as the reading times, information search, connection to the Virtual Classroom, elaboration of works.

BASIC CONCEPTS

Basic concepts about health and disease.

ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEXT

Radiography and analysis of the current context.

Trends and models.

Lifestyles and behaviors.

Importance of early treatment.

Current situation of Health Education.

Health promotion.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH

The role of physical activity in the different dimensions of health. 

Exercise is the real polypill.

Impact of sedentary lifestyle and associated risks.

Physical exercise as medicine.

EVALUATION, PLANNING AND ACTION

Questionnaires and assessment of health status

Evaluation of coronary risk factors. 

Risk stratification.

Referral process.

Medical authorization.

Goal setting.

Healthy myths. What information reaches the population?

Creating healthy habits.

HEALTH EDUCATION AT EARLY AGE

Health education in schools.

Diseases and pathologies at school age.

Prevention and treatment.

HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE WORKPLACE

XNUMXst century jobs and global trend.

Education for health at work.

Diseases, pathologies and injuries at work.

Prevention and treatment.

HEALTH EDUCATION IN OLDER ADULTS

Aging and associated pathologies.

Healthy aging.

NUTRITIONAL PROBLEMS 

Eating disorders.

ADDICTION PROBLEMS

Alcohol consumption and associated problems

Alcohol, cannabis and other drugs.

SEXUALITY

Sexuality and health

The activities of the subject follow the system of continuous evaluation, that is to say, that throughout the term the professor raises several activities, that the students must solve and deliver. The work of each one of the activities allows to value to the student, the follow-up that does to the asignatura and the elements of improvement, from the comments and notes that the professor will do of the activities.

The proposed activities can be individual or in work groups. The teacher gives the instructions so that the students can elaborate and deliver them. All the activities proposed are designed so that students have a practical perspective on the topics that are developed throughout the ten weeks of the term.

Qualification system (Royal Decree 1125/2003, of 5 September) that establishes the European system of credits and the system of qualifications to the university degrees of official character and validity in all the state territory:

0 - 4,9: Suspended

5,0 - 6,9: Approved 

7,0 - 8,9: Notable

9,0 - 10: Excellent

The final grade of the student is the result of a continuous assessment through various assessment activities. The approved of the subject it is obtained with a qualification equal or superior to 5 points (on 10 points) according to the following weighting table:

The final grade will be obtained through a continuous assessment valued at 100% of the grade of the subject (individual work and group work). In order to be eligible for the continuous assessment, taking an average and being able to pass the subject requires:

• Obtain a grade equal to or higher than 5/10 in the sum of group work and individual work in order to be able to average with the other grades     
• To be presented all the activities and works within the established term
• Delivered and / or made through the virtual classroom

In recovery period:

• You can recover the individual work (30%) with a grade equal to or higher than 5/10 to be able to average with the other grades
• Under no circumstances may group work or continuous assessment tasks be recovered.

  In accordance with current regulations, you can only opt for recovery, if it has been suspended the subject. If the rating is Not presented, you will not be eligible for recovery.

The total or partial copy in any of the learning activities will mean a "Not Presented" in the subject, without option to present in the proof of recovery and without prejudice of the opening of a file for this reason.

Government of Spain. (2014). Nutrition and Physical Activity Strategy for the Prevention of Obesity (NAOS)

WHO. (2010). Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health. 

Serrano M. (2002). XNUMXst century health education. Madrid, Spain: Díaz de Santos.

WHO. (2008). Increased Physical Activity Reduces Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes. 

Salleras L. (1985). Health education: principles, methods and applications. Madrid, Spain: Díaz de Santos.

Costa M, López E. (1998). Health education. A strategy to change lifestyles. Madrid, Spain: Pyramid.

Delgado M, Tercedor P. (2002). Intervention strategies in health education from physical education. Barcelona, ​​Spain: Inde publications.

Frías A. (2000). Public health and health education. Barcelona, ​​Spain: Ed. Masson.

Government of Catalonia. (2007). Exercise Prescription Guide for Health (PEFS)

Government of Catalonia. (2014). Sport and Health Physical Activity Plan (PAFES)

Rochon A. (1996). Health education. Practical guide to carry out a project ,. Barcelona, ​​Spain: Ed. Masson.

UN. (2014). United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace.