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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Carolina Chabrera Sanz

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 5

Teaching staff: 

Ishar Dalmau Santamaria

Teaching languages

  • Catalan
  • Spanish

Skills

Basic skills

  • CB5_That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

  • CB1_That students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of an area of ​​study that is based on general education, and is usually found at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks. Also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study

Specific skills

  • CE16_Ability to describe the fundamentals of the primary level of health and the activities to be developed to provide comprehensive nursing care to the individual, family and community. Understand the role and activities and cooperative attitude that the professional must develop in a Primary Health Care team. Promote the participation of individuals, families and groups in their health-illness process. Identify and analyze the influence of internal and external factors on the level of health of individuals and groups. Apply the necessary methods and procedures in their field to identify the most relevant health problems in a community. Analyze statistical data related to population studies, identifying possible causes of problems and health. Educate, facilitate and support the health and well-being of members of the community whose lives are affected by health problems, risk, suffering, illness, disability or death.

  • CE22_Know the Spanish Health System. Identify the characteristics of the managerial function of nursing services and care management. Know and be able to apply group management techniques

General competencies

  • CG10_Protect the health and well-being of the people, family or groups cared for, ensuring their safety

  • CG9_Foster healthy lifestyles, self-care, supporting the maintenance of preventive and therapeutic behaviors

  • CG13_Know the principles of health and socio-health financing and use the available resources appropriately

  • CG8_Promote and respect the right to participation, information, autonomy and informed consent in the decision-making of the people cared for, according to the way in which they live their health-illness process

  • CG16_Know the health information systems

Transversal competences

  • CT 1 Develop the ability to assess inequalities based on sex and gender, to design solutions

Description

The subject Public Health is a compulsory subject of 5 ECTS framed in the subject of Public Health, Communication and Research in Health of the degree of nursing. 

Public Health is the set of activities organized by public administrations, with the participation of society, to prevent disease as well as to protect, promote and restore the health of people, both individually and collectively. And through health, sectoral and transversal actions.

The subject Public Health focuses on content related to the basic elements that make up the public health system and national health systems, the evolution of models in Public Health and the promotion of strategies that have given way to the National Health Systems they manage current health services and, in the elements and strategies that determine their use to improve the health of the entire population with a health vision.

Additionally, the understanding of the different levels of care and the concepts of promotion, prevention and rehabilitation reinforce the student's knowledge of the structural aspects that make up Public Health and its determinants for nurses to act as health agents. . 

The subject offers the opportunity to the student to develop his capacities and the competitions to offer an attention with global and integral vision that allows to take into account the needs of the person, the reality of the group to which it belongs, and the influence of its environment and context.

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 is ensured.

Contents

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

Topic 1. Public Health and health policies

General concepts on Public Health. Definitions, models, objectives and functions of public health.

Topic 2. Health Systems

Health systems and the Spanish health system. Globalization of health. National and international bodies with competences in public health.

Topic 3. Health promotion

Determinants of health. Health promotion strategies. Community health. 

Item 4. Disease prevention

Primary prevention (schedule of systematic vaccinations). Secondary prevention. Tertiary prevention. 

Topic 5. Health protection

Food health (The role of nursing). Environmental health (The role of nursing). Sanitary waste control. 

Topic 6. Epidemiological surveillance

Basic concepts and types of epidemiological surveillance. 

Evaluation system

The assessment system for the skills and learning outcomes of this subject includes different assessment activities for Subject 3 - Public Health, Communication and Research in Health:

Evaluation system Minimum weighting Maximum weighting
SE1. Exam 20% 40%
SE2. Individual works 20% 40%
SE3. Teamwork 20% 40%
SE4. Classroom participation 5% 40%
SE5. Seminars 10% 50%
SE7. Practical test 5% 40%

 

A system of quantitative (from 0 to 10) and qualitative (suspended, approved, notable, excellent, honorary registration) is used according to RD 1125/2003.

The total or partial copy in any of the learning activities means 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.

According to UPF regulations, students who have the option of retrieving the subject are those who have obtained a “suspended” grade, which are the only ones that can be modified in the recovery process.

The evaluation system and recovery period are detailed in the Learning Plan available in the virtual classroom at the beginning of the subject.

REFERENCES

Basic

Adler NE, Glymour MM, Fielding J. Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities. JAMA. 2016; 316 (16): 1641–1642

World Health Organization. Available in: http://www.who.int/en/ 

World Health Organization Global Health Watch 4. Available at: http://www.ghwatch.org/

Piédrola, G. (2016). Preventive medicine and public health. (11th ed.). Barcelona: Elsevier Masson.

Del Rey Calero, J., Gil de Miguel, A. (2005). Dictionary of epidemiology, public and community health. Editorial Universitaria Ramon Areces. Publications service.

Frías Osuna, A. (2000). Public health and health education. Barcelona: Masson

Hernández-Aguado, I. et al. (2011). Handbook of epidemiology and public health for degrees in health sciences. Ed. Pan American Medical.

Martín Zurro, A., Jodar Solar, G. (2011). Family Care and Community Health. Ed. Elsevier.

Pan American Health Organization. Available in: www.paho.org/ 

Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality. Available in: http://www.msc.es/ 

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

Spanish Society of Public Health and Health Administration. Available in: www.sespas.es/ 

Martín Zurro, A., Cano Pérez, JF (2003). Primary Care: Concepts, organization and clinical practice. 2 vol. 5th ed., Madrid.

Disease Control Centers. Available in: http://www.cdc.gov/  

Spanish Society of Epidemiology. Available in: www.seeepidemiologia.es/

Spanish Society of Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Hygiene. Available in: www.sempsph.com/

Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R. (2010). What is global health? Global Health Action, 3, p.5142.

Sánchez Moreno, A., Mazarrasa Alvear, L., Germán Bes, C. (1996). Public Health and Community Nursing. Madrid: McGraw-Hill / Interamericana de España.

Delgado Rodríguez, M., Gil de Miguel, A., Bolúmar Montrull, F., Hernández Aguado, I. (2005). Handbook of Epidemiology and Public Health for degrees and diplomas in health sciences. Editorial Médica Panamericana SA Spain.

Martínez González, MA (2013). Public Health Concepts and Preventive Strategies. A handbook for health sciences. Ed. Elsevier.

Spanish Society of Care Quality. Available in: http://www.calidadasistencial.es/

Carlos III Institute of Health. Available in: http://www.isciii.es/ 

European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. Available in: http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/Pages/home.aspx 

Complementary

Cofiño-Fernández, R. Your postal code is more important for your health than your genetic code. Primary Care 2013; 45 (3): 127-128.

Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality. National Health System. Spain 2012 [Internet monograph]. Madrid; 2012. Available in: https://www.mscbs.gob.es/fr/organizacion/sns/docs/sns2012/SNS012__Espanol.pdf 

Public Health Agency of Catalonia. Available in: http://salutpublica.gencat.cat/ca/inici/ 

Barcelona Public Health Agency. Available in: http://www.aspb.cat/ 

Community Health Blog. Available in: www.saludcomunitaria.wordpress.com 

Idescat. Institute of Statistics of Catalonia. Available in: https://www.idescat.cat 

INE. National Institute of Statistics. Available in: https://www.ine.es/

Epi y Mas. Space to blog about epidemiology and epidemiological information. Available in. Available in: http://epiymas.blogspot.com/