Public Health
Module: Module Fundamentals of Care II
Matter: General Community Nursing
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
Sem.1 | TU | 12:00 14:00 | ||
Sem.1 | TH | 12:00 14:00 |
Head instructor
Dra. Laia WENNBERG - lwennberg@uic.es
Office hours
Blanca Goñi --> bgoni@uic.es
Make an appointment.
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.
Learning objectives in solidarity practicum:
Students should be able to
I. Introduction to public health nursing
Item 1. Public health: concept and applications in nursing.
Item 2. Health demographics. Measurement of the level of health.
Item 3. Determinants of health.
Item 4. Concepts of epidemiology.
Item 5. Measurement of phenomena in health.
Item 6. Evidence-based nursing.
II. Health promotion and disease prevention
Item 7. Prevention levels. Communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Item 8. The new model of patient, literacy in health and salutogenesis. Health promotion and health education.
Item 9. Risky behaviours and addictions. Injuries from external causes. Occupational Health.
Item 10. Planning public health programmes.
Item 11. Evaluation of public health programmes through qualitative methodology.
III. Organization and management of health services
Item 12. Health management. Quality of care and patient safety.
Item 13. Health economics.
Item 14. Managing a public health crisis
Theory classes with exercises, case methods and group work are combined.
METHODOLOGY | COMPETENCES | ECTS CREDITS |
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Mater Class Critical Reading Project Based Learning Group Tutorials Virtual Learning | 10. B 11. E 13. G 16. G 1. G 24. G 2. E 3. E 4. B 5. G 6. E 9. E | 4 |
The course will be evaluated by:
Final project 35% --> 20% work, 5% peer assessment of the working team and 5% teachers assessment of the oral presentation and 5% peer evaluation of oral presentation by another group.
Final exam (35%) of the contents of the course including open-ended questions and multiple-choice questions.
Activities of continuous evaluation 30% --> 25% will consist of discussions and activities in class and 5% of the evaluation role of the oral presentation group.
In order to pass the course it is necessary to have a minimum grade of 5 in each of the evaluative activities, except in the activities of continuous evaluation.
In the case of failing the evaluation it will be possible to take a second chance, except in the case of continuous evaluation.
First resit: final exam on the contents of the subject.
For students who perform the solidarity practicum in this course:
The overall grade of the assessment of the course (mentioned above) will count 85% of the total and that of the solidarity practicum, 15%. It is an indispensable requirement to apply these percentages, having previously approved the overall grade of the course evaluation. The student must inform the Student Service in which course he wants to apply the solidarity practicum at the beginning of the course. There are limited places for the realization of the solidarity practicum in each course. The management of the solidarity practicum will be carried out from the Student Service.
The evaluation of the solidarity practicum will be carried out by the NGO or foundation where such practicums are carried out, and through the realization of a thoughtful journal. Students must attend training sessions prior to the realization of the solidarity practicum, led by the Student Service.
Honours qualification will not be awarded in any resit.
LEADERSHIP PROJECT
The final grade of this course will be modified by the non-attendance to any of the leadership tutoring of each semester in the following proportion: 0.5 points if missing in the 3 occasions; 0.4 points if you miss 2 tutorials and 0.3 points if you miss 1 tutorial. This rule will apply to pass students and will not be grounds for failing the course.
Argimón JM, Jiménez J. Métodos de investigación clínica y epidemiológica. Madrid: Elsevier, 2004.
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).
Navarro-Rubio MD, Jovell AJ, Schor EL. Socioeconomic status and preventive health-care use by children in Spain. Am J Prev Med, 1995; 11: 256-262.
Piedrola Gil. Medicina preventiva y salud pública. Barcelona: Elsevier, 2008.
Royal College of Nursing. Nurses as partners in delivering public health. London: The Royal College of Nursisng, 2007.
World Health Organization. The world health report 2005. Make every mother and child count. Geneva: WHO, 2005.
Yach D, Hawkes C, Gould L, Hofman K. The global burden of chronic diseases. Overcoming impediments to prevention and control. JAMA 2004; 291: 2616-2622.
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: