Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Public Health

• code 08603
• course 2
• term Semester 1
• type OB
• credits 4

Module: Module Fundamentals of Care II

Matter: General Community Nursing

Main language of instruction: Spanish

Head instructor

Dra. Maria Dolores NAVARRO - mdnavarro@uic.es

Office hours

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Public health is the science that is responsible for ensuring the health of the population. Along with other areas of knowledge in health sciences such as epidemiology, biostatistics and research, includes aspects related to the prevention of disease, promotion and protection of health, as well as its improvement and restoration, both group level and the population.

In this course students will be able to make a solidarity practicum carrying out voluntary activities in NGOs or foundations (places are limited). At the beginning of the course students will receive information about the selection process and their various possibilities.

 The solidarity project of the UIC is an integral, formative experience that promotes the acquisition of skills for personal development (such as responsibility, social commitment, service capacity, etc.).

No prerequisites are required.

• Know how to identify aspects that influence population health, prevention of disease and the promotion of healthy habits and lifestyles.
• Be able to design, plan and analyze strategies for disease prevention and health promotion in different health care settings and population groups.
  
  

Learning objectives in solidarity practicum:

• Develop commitment to their own values .
• Develop the ability to make ethically informed choices.
• Cultivate a sense of responsibility one's own conduct and behavior.
• Develop the ability to think for themselves.
• Improve their ability to communicate, with special emphasis on listening.
• Improve their ability to organize and use time effectively.
• Develop their commitment to exercise their rights and responsibilities as a citizen, actively and willingly contributing to social, economic and environmental improvement.

• 10. B - Protecting the health and welfare of individuals or groups by ensuring their safety.
• 11. E - Establish effective communication with patients, families, social groups and partners and promote health education.
• 13. G - Know the principles of health-care funding and use resources appropriately.
• 16. G - Know the health information systems.
• 1. G - Ability to provide technical and professional health care appropriate to the health needs of the people they treat, with full technical and scientific autonomy, according to current and available scientific knowledge and to the quality standards and safety requirements set forth in the applicable legal standards and code of ethics.
• 24. G - Ability to work autonomously.
• 2. E - Plan and provide nursing care for individuals or groups, taking health outcomes into account and their impact, through guidelines for clinical practice and care, which describe the four processes by which a health problem is diagnosed or treated.
• 3. E - Know and apply the theoretical and methodological foundations and principals of nursing.
• 4. B - Understand the interactive behavior of the person according to their gender, group or community, within their social and multicultural context.
• 5. G - Design systems of care programed for people or groups, assessing their impact and making necessary modifications.
• 6. E - Base nursing care on scientific evidence and available resources.
• 9. E - Promote healthy lifestyles, self-care, as well as the maintenance of therapeutic and preventive behaviors.
• 21. B - Oral and written communication.
• 12. B - Know and observe the ethical code of conduct of Spanish nursing, understanding the ethical implications of health in a changing global context.
• 17. E - Perform nursing care based on comprehensive health care, which involves multidisciplinary cooperation, integration of processes and continuity of care.

Students should be able to

• Describe the determinants of individual and collective health.
• Assess the health needs of the population in terms of biological, psychological, social, cultural and environmental aspects.
• Describe and analyze strategies to improve individual and collective health.
• Assess existing prevention measures to improve the health of populations.

I. Introduction to public health nursing

Unit 1. Concept and application of public health nursing.

Unit 2. Health indicators. Demography.

Unit 3. Determinants of health.

Unit 4. Epidemiology.

Unit 5. Evidence-Based Nursing.

Unit 6. Exercise module I.

II. Health promotion and disease prevention

Unit 7. Prevention of non-communicable diseases.

Unit 8. Prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Unit 9. Injuries from external causes.

Unit 10. Risk behaviors and adictions.

Unit 11. Health promotion and health education.

Unit 12. Planning and evaluation of public health programs.

Unit 13. Exercise module II.

III. Organization and management of health services

Unit 14. Health management and quality of care.

Unit 15. Health technology assessment (HTA).

Unit 16. Health Economics.

Unit 17. The new model of patient.

Unit 18. Health crisis management. 

Unit 19. Exercise module III.

Unit 20. The role of nursing in public health. Conclusions.

Theory classes with exercises, case methods and group work are combined.

The course will be assessed through individual exercises (representing 20% of the final grade), group work (20%) and a final exam through a multiple choice test about the contents of the course (60%). Class attendance, participation and attitude will decide the final grade for the course.

For the second announcement of exam, a single test on the contents of the course including open-ended questions and close-ended questions must be completed. None of the marks from the first examination will be applied to the resit.

For students who take the practicum solidarity in this course:

The overall mark of the evaluation of the course (mentioned above) will have 85% of the total and the solidarity practicum, 15%.It is an essential requirement to apply these percentages, having previously passed the overall mark of the evaluation of the course. Students must notify Student Services at the beginning of the course in which course they would like to do solidarity practicum. There is limited space for solidarity practicums in each course. Solidarity practicum management is held in Student Services.

The evaluation of solidarity practicum will be held by the NGO or foundation where such practices are carried out, as well as the maintenance of a reflective diary. Students must attend some prior training sessions to completion of the practicum solidarity, led by Student Services.

Honor qualifications will not be awarded in any resit.

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Daban F, Pasarín MI, Rodríguez-Sanz M, et al. Evaluación de la reforma de atención primaria: prácticas preventivas y desigualdades. Aten primaria, 2007; 39: 339-346.

Informe SESPAS 2004. La salud pública desde la perspectiva de género y clase social. Gaceta Sanitaria, 2004; 18 (supl.1).

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Royal College of Nursing. Nurses as partners in delivering public health. London: The Royal College of Nursisng, 2007.

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Links

Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona: www.aspb.es

American Public Health Association: www.apha.org

Association of Public Health Observatories: www.pho.org.uk

Escuela Nacional de Sanidad: www.isciii.es

European Public Health Association: www.eupha.org

Harvard School of Public Health: www.hsph.harvard.edu

Health Protection Agency: www.hpa.org.uk

Institute of Medicine: www.iom.edu

Pan American Health Organization: www.paho.org

Public Health Agency of Canada: www.publichealth.gc.ca

World Health Organization: www.who.int

E: exam date | R: revision date | 1: first session | 2: second session:

• E1 20/01/2017 10:00h
• R1 06/02/2017 15:00h
• E2 30/06/2017 10:00h
• R2 14/07/2017 11:00h