23021 - PUBLIC HEALTH

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Esther Wall Gimeno

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 6

Les sessions es realitzaran en Català majoritàriament i algunes en castellà. Some of the materials used (articles, references ...) may be in English.

In training in health sciences, it is considered essential to reflect on the concept of health beyond individual experience and the biomedical paradigm: the global concept of population health. What elements determine it and what strategies can we use to improve the health of the entire population. This subject focuses on developing the ability to offer care with a global and comprehensive vision that allows taking into account the needs of the person, the reality of the group to which they belong, their environment and the influence of the social context; therefore, the gender perspective is introduced in teaching, giving it special relevance in all the blocks, but in more detail in the community health and social epidemiology syllabus where differences due to sex and gender are addressed.

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make it possible to continue it in a non-face-to-face mode if necessary for reasons related to Covid-19. In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills specified in this teaching plan is ensured.

The TecnoCampus will make available to teachers and students the digital tools needed to carry out the course, as well as guides and recommendations that facilitate adaptation to the non-contact mode.

• Understand substantial health and wellness issues. Interpret the concepts of public health and incorporate them into healthcare practice.
• Apply health policies to prevent diseases and / or health complications in at-risk populations.
• Performs the analysis of specific behaviors in various professional intervention contexts that may be of risk to people's health.
• It incorporates the communication and dissemination of results as part of the therapeutic intervention process.

The contents are developed in different topics that aim to provide a progressive learning of the theoretical framework of the discipline of public health.

INDEX OF CONTENTS

1. Concept of Public Health  
2. Sanitary systems
3. Health promotion
   1. Determinants of health
   2. Health promotion
      1. Health promotion strategies
      2. Community health
4. Disease prevention
   1. Primary prevention
   2. Secondary prevention
   3. Tertiary prevention
5. Health protection
   1. Food health
   2. Environmental health
   3. Sanitary waste control
6. Epidemiological surveillance
   1. Tuberculosis
   2. Alerts and emergencies
7. Epidemiology
   1. Environmental epidemiology
   2. Social epidemiology
   3. Cardiovascular epidemiology
   4. Epidemiology of communicable diseases
   5. Epidemiology of cancer
   6. Epidemiology of nutrition

The different training activities to be used and the methodological description are as follows:

• Expository method or master class
• Solving exercises and problems
• Project-oriented learning
• Cooperative learning

The evaluation of the subject will be based on:

Continued avaluation:

• SE1. Electronic portfolio: 25%
• SE2. Oral presentation: 20%
• SE5. Peer evaluation or co-evaluation: 25%

Final exam:

• SE3. Final exam: 30%. You need to get a grade of 5 on the final exam to average.

In accordance with current regulations, you can only opt for recovery if the subject has been suspended. If the grade is Not Presented, you will not be eligible for recovery.  Continuous assessment is not recoverable.

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.

FRIAS OSUNA A. Public health and health education. Barcelona: Masson, 2000

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/es/

HÉRNANDEZ –AGUADO et al. Handbook of epidemiology and public health: for degrees in health sciences.2ª ed. Pan American Medicine, 2011.

DEL REY CALERO J, GIL DE MIGUEL A. Dictionary of epidemiology, public and community health. Ramon Areces University Publishing House. Publications service

PIÉDROLA GIL, G. Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Madrid: Salvat, 2004

Barcelona Public Health Agency: https://www.aspb.cat/

Rose G. The strategy of preventive medicine. Barcelona. Masson-Salvat Medicine. 1994.

Martínez-Navarro F, Antó JM, Castellanos PL, Gili M, Marset P, Navarro VL, editors. Public health. Madrid: McGraw Hill Interamericana; 1998.

Bengt Lindström and Monica Eriksson. Saloon hitchhiker's guide. Healthy path to health promotion.

Community Health Blog: www.saludcomunitaria.wordpress.com Author: Rafa Cofiño.

Department of Health: http://salutweb.gencat.cat/ca/inici/

Institute of Statistics of Catalonia: https://www.idescat.cat

A dictionary of epidemiology. Miguel carries. Oxford. 6th Edition.

Epidemiology Leon Gordis. 5th edition. Elsevier saunders.

Catalan Public Health Agency: http://salutpublica.gencat.cat/ca/inici/

International Cancer Agency: https://www.iarc.fr/