Public Health

Code:

MI627

Acronym:

SP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2019/2020 - SP (of 09-09-2019 to 31-07-2020)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education 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	283	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	6	-	3	30	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims to contact with the practice of Public Health and thus recognize the specificities of this medical speciality, the scope of its intervention, and recognize its relevance in the dialogue with other specialities. This curricular unit complements the curricular course that during the Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine comprised, among others, the theoretical-practical training in Population Health, General Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics.


OBJECTIVES OF THE CURRICULAR UNIT
I. To know and better understand how, where and when the public health professionals act, with emphasis on the activity of public health physicians;
II. To know and better understand the practical conditions and processes involved in health planning, evaluation of community interventions, and health authority;
III. To know the main challenges to the practice of public health and to understand how the different organizations (NGOs, Municipalities, Health Unit, etc.) involved in health promotion and disease prevention are integrated;
IV. Diagnose the health problems of a population and its determinants, prioritize health needs, and define the most appropriate strategies to meet these needs, according to the determinants and population where it occurs;
V. Contact with the activities of monitoring and control of communicable diseases and environmental risks;
VI. Contact with health promotion activities through community intervention projects and programs.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that in the end, students will understand the essential aspects of HEALTH PLANNING, including diagnosis, prioritization, selection of strategies and evaluation programs of health promotion, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE of diseases of mandatory notification, surveillance and promotion of ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, and PROMOTION OF HEALTH in the community.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. Seminars (Week 1)
II. Internship in Public Health Unit (Week 1-2)
Epidemiological surveillance
Health Planning
Environmental health
Health promotion
(Oral Health Program, National School Health Program)
Travel Medicine
International Health
Occupational Health
Health Information Network
National Vaccination Program
Other
III. Training Report (Week 3)

Mandatory literature

Guest C, Ricciardi W, Kawachi I, Lang I, editors; Oxford handbook of public health practice, Oxford University Press, 2013

Complementary Bibliography

Heymann, David L.; Control of communicable diseases manual, Washington: American Public Health Association, 2014 ( EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE)
Schmets G, Rajan D, Kadandale S, editors; Strategizing national health in the 21st century: a handbook, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2016
Wilkinson, Paul; Environmental Epidemiology. Understanding Public Health, Open University Press. London: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 2006
Nutland W, Cragg L; Health Promotion Practice, Second edi. Berkshire, England: McGraw Hill, 2015
Porta, Miquel, ed.; A Dictionary of epidemiology. 6th ed., Oxford University Pres, 2014

Teaching methods and learning activities

Having the course 3ECTs, it is estimated a total of 81 hours of student work, of which 30 are contact hours, distributed as follows:
Seminar: 8 hours
Residence Tutorial: 22 hours in Public Health Services


Typical residence training, based on seeing, discussing and doing. The evaluation intends to capture such a hands-on training.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho de campo	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	21,00
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	8,00
Realização de Estágio	22,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must be present in at least 75% of scheduled activities.

Calculation formula of final grade

EVALUATION OF THE CURRICULAR UNIT (mean TRAINING + REPORT)