Public Health

Code:

MI016

Acronym:

MI016

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - SP

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	2	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina 2007	6	-	3,5	32
		Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	6	-	3,5	32

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

By the end of the course unit students must be able to understand the binomial Health/Disease at a population level through the identification of health problems and its determinants.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the course unit students must be able to understand the binomial Health/Disease within Public Health, help understand the integration of the public health physician and the importance of their role in the Public Health Services.

Working method

Presencial

Program

- Definition and clarification of the concept of Public Health;
- The importance of the communitarian approach;
- Historical landmarks;
- The Public Health physician;
- The Health Authority;
- The role of every physician in Public Health;
- Public Health surveillance;
- Health Promotion;
- Global Health.

Mandatory literature

Vários; Documentos disponibilizados ao longo do bloco

Complementary Bibliography

Detels R, Beaglehole R, Lansang MA, Guilford M; Oxford textbook of public health. 5th ed. Oxford (UK), Oxford University Press, 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

-> 27 hours of tutorial guidance, including:
- lectures;
- accompanying Public Health physicians in Public Health services of primary care centres belonging to the Health Northern Regional Administration;
- accompanying other Public Health professionals in the same services or in the University of Porto Institute of Public Health.
-> 45 hours for the student’s studying and preparing for evaluation.
-> 9 hours to be managed by the student.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Depends on:
- the student’s assiduity and
- the quality of an essay about a Public Health topic.

Calculation formula of final grade

At the beginning of the course unit the students will be told about the criteria by which essays are assessed.

Observations

There are three different time periods during which the course unit is taught; these periods are determined upon agreement between professors/lecturers and students at the beginning of each curricular year.

Recommended bibliography specific for a subject will be given during the course unit.

Further reading: Detels R, Beaglehole R, Lansang MA, Guilford M, eds. Oxford textbook of public health. 5th ed. Oxford (UK): Oxford University Press, 2009.