IPLUSO 22439

Public Health I

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  The Veterinary Public Health Curricular Unit I offers a program with a fundamental focus on epidemiology, hygiene and food safety. The objective of this module is to equip future veterinary nurses, with the knowledge and tools necessary for general or specialised practices, ultimately promoting the health of both humans and animals.
• ProgramaProgramme

  Presentation of the Syllabus, the recommended bibliography and the evaluation system to students. Principles of veterinary public health. Causality and patterns of disease. Measures of disease frequency and health indicators. Screening and diagnosis of diseases. Sampling and types of epidemiologic studies. Food safety and food contamination. Food and waterborne diseases. Food safety systems Pest control. Water and sanitation. Wast treatment and disposal.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  At the end of this Curricular Unit, the student should be able to: Recognize the concepts of health and disease in public health. Apply knowledge of epidemiology in public health. Recognize major food hazards and relate them with food-borne diseases. Apply knowledge of good manufacturing practices and food hygiene to mitigate, control and prevent contaminants in food. Understand and apply food laws and regulations pertaining to food and food safety. Understand and apply the main laboratory tests for identifying food contaminants. Recognize and apply the principal systems of food safety.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Buncic, S. - Integrated Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health . Cabi, 2006 ISBN: 9780851999081 Codex Alimentarius Comissions Procedure Manual . 21th edition. FAO/WHO, 2013. Dohoo, I., Martin, W., Stryhn, H. - Veterinary Epidemiology Research . 3 edition. AVC Inc, rd 2009. 0919013414. Mortimore, S., Wallace, C. - HACCP: A Practical Approach. Springer , 2013. ISBN: 9781461450276. Silva, N., Taniwaki, M., Junqueira, V., Silveira, N., Okazi, M., Gomes, R. - Microbiological Examination Methods of Food and Water . 2 edition. CRC Press, 2019. ISBN: nd 9781138091887.    
• MetodologiaMethodology

  The curricular unit adopts student-centred teaching and learning methodologies, based on active participation, the articulation between theory and practice, and the promotion of students' autonomy. Strategies such as guided discussion, case- and problem-solving, the analysis of applied situations, and the interpretation of results in theoretical-practical and laboratory contexts are used. The Moodle platform provides complementary support to the teaching and learning process, namely through the provision of teaching materials, the guidance of autonomous study, and the monitoring of learning.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  6
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não