1st cycle of studies in Nutrition

Public health3

Saúde Pública

Course code:9554317

Tânia Gonçalves Albuquerque

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

The general objective of the CU is to provide basic knowledge of public health and nutrition that will meet the following specific objectives:

  1. Understand the relationship between public health and nutrition.
  2. Know the main public health programs in Portugal.
  3. Identify and develop public health strategies applied to nutrition.
  4. Identify and develop public health and nutrition programs, applied to population needs and health determinants.
Syllabus:

Lectures:

  1. Introduction to the Curricular Unit.
  2. Evolution of the concept of Public Health.
  3. Public Health and Nutrition.
  4. Nutrition and Public Health for disease prevention.
  5. Public Health and Nutrition Programs in Portugal.
  6. Steps for the design and implementation of intervention projects in Public Health and Nutrition.
Theoretical / practical classes:
 
- Steps for the design and implementation of intervention projects in Public Health and Nutrition: definition of general and specific objectives; definition of the work team; identification of the target population; development of working tools; preparation of the procedures manual; analysis and discussion of results; swot analysis. 
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Edelstein S (2011) Nutrition in Public Health: a handbook for developing programs and services, 3rd ed., Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC. ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-7791-3
  • Gibney MJ, Margetts BM, Kearney JM & Arab L (2004) Public Health Nutrition, Blackwell Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-0-632-05627-9
  • Serra-Majem L, Bartrina JA & Verdú M (2006) Nutrición Y Salud Pública: Métodos, Bases Científicas Y Aplicaciones, Masson. ISBN 84-458-1528-8

 

 

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