Specialization Diploma in Public Health

Identify the main components of the organisation and financing of public systems and their relationship with public health, of which public health is a part.

Understand the concepts and foundations of statistics applied to health sciences and to be able to carry out research work, as well as critically assess the quantitative methodology of the articles published in this speciality.

Know what epidemiology is and learn the basic measures of frequency, association, and impact (both its basic calculation and its interpretation) to describe collective health and the design of basic epidemiological studies.

Acquire the necessary knowledge for the development of a research project, which constitutes the instrument that allows the connection of research ideas with the practical undertaking of the study. It includes the completion of the end of Diploma project.

The aim of this work is to assess the competences associated with the diploma, to apply the knowledge acquired and to put into practice skills related to oral and written presentation. This work must be the result of the student's autonomous work, although it will be supervised and tutored by one of the diploma lecturers.

There are two distinct parts. The first aims to critically examine the main scientific, social and political factors fundamental to the generation of existing health and inequalities. The second part reviews all elements related to mobility injuries, occupational accidents, occupational diseases and disabilities, and work-related risks.

Understand the conceptual and instrumental methods that allow the objectives of the surveillance of the population and its health situation to be achieved.

Review the principles and conceptual bases of the epidemiological control of communicable diseases and analyse the control of various communicable diseases, , such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, epidemic outbreaks, sexually transmitted infections, and other emerging infectious processes which are linked to the growing mobility of people.

Acquire knowledge of those aspects related to the environment, nature and food industries, the good development and management of which have an impact on the good health of the population.

Integrate the conceptual and theoretical bases on which health promotion and disease prevention and their risk factors are based, and to train students in the design, analysis and evaluation of preventive and health promotion interventions.

Understand, through problem-based learning, the concepts of community, community health and community health care, from the point of view of health services or from society, emphasizing the promotion of joint programs of primary care services, preventive medicine, and public health.

The practical component of the Diploma of Specialisation in Public Health recommends the completion of practical work, the aim of which is for students to gain experience in research methodology and the practical application of this research in the professional framework of public health. Likewise, in order to obtain the Diploma in Public Health, accredited by the National School of Health, it is compulsory to complete and submit the equivalent course credits for this practical work, equivalent to a personal workload of 75 hours.

The main objective of the work is to get students to apply all the knowledge acquired during the course by doing a project related to public health and preferably on a topic that is part of their usual professional task. Thus, students can choose a topic of work from the proposals made by the coordination of the diploma and the teaching staff, but they can also propose a topic of their interest linked to their professional experience.