Competencies and objectives

Provisional information. Pending approval by the School/Faculty Board.

 

Course context for academic year 2024-25

The contents taught in this course will provide students with the skills and knowledge to understand the changes that occur within the patterns of health and disease, as well as to examine the different elements involved in the health status of populations. They will also acquire tools to identify and analyze health inequalities between population groups, territories, etc., taking into consideration different theoretical and methodological perspectives. In addition, the course includes training in social and political epidemiology, as well as analysis and evaluation of public policies.

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2024-25

Specific Competences (CE)

  • CE12 : Identificar els determinants polítics i socials de la salut i aplicar els principis d'equitat i equitat en la salut en totes les polítiques.
  • CE13 : Analitzar el principi de l'equitat amb relació a la classe social, el gènere, el grup ètnic i les discapacitats i afavorir una pràctica de la salut pública d'acord amb l'enfocament de drets humans.
  • CE14 : Analitzar les dades d'estudis poblacionals en salut pública.
  • CE16 : Construir i interpretar els diversos indicadors demogràfics, a partir de les fonts de dades disponibles i el paper dels factors demogràfics en les dinàmiques de salut.
  • CE17 : Identificar les desigualtats socials, polítiques i econòmiques que influeixen en la distribució desigual de la salut de la població.
  • CE18 : Descriure els principals problemes de salut internacional, els seus condicionants i els principis de gobernança global de la salut pública.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2024-25

1.1. To develop an overview of the historical background, theoretical models, concepts and analytical techniques for the study of health inequalities.
1.2. To develop skills to identify the most appropriate source/s of information for the analysis of health inequalities.
1.3. To promote the integration of the different tools acquired for the analysis of health inequalities.
2.1. Use the conceptual framework of the theories of demographic, epidemiological, health, nutritional and risk transition to understand the changes and evolution of the health status of populations.
2.2. Identify the role of social, cultural, economic and environmental factors as determinants of health dynamics, and reason how they interact with each other.
3.1. Recognize social epidemiology as the study of the social determinants that influence the distributions of health and disease in the population.
3.2. Understand the approach and application of Ecosocial Theory in research on the effect of social determinants on the health of the population.
3.3. Recognize Political Epidemiology as a tool to analyze the effect of institutions and policies on population health.
3.4. Recognize the main features of the design, applications, advantages and disadvantages of multilevel studies for the study of the social determinants of health inequalities.
3.5. Understand the usefulness and purpose of the analysis and evaluation of public policies.

 

 

General

Code: 12359
Lecturer responsible:
PEREYRA ZAMORA, PAMELA ELIANA
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 2,40
Practical credits: 0,00
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: COMMUNITY NURSING, PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
    Area: NURSING
    Theoretical credits: 0,4
    Practical credits: 0
  • Dept: COMMUNITY NURSING, PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
    Area: HISTORY OF SCIENCE
    Theoretical credits: 0,8
    Practical credits: 0
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.
  • Dept: COMMUNITY NURSING, PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
    Area: PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
    Theoretical credits: 0,96
    Practical credits: 0
  • Dept: UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ DE ELCHE
    Area: UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ DE ELCHE
    Theoretical credits: 0,24
    Practical credits: 0

Study programmes where this course is taught