Public Health

Thanks to this Postgraduate certificate, based on Relearning, you will design strategies to promote health and prevent diseases in the community, including the promotion of healthy lifestyles”

Faced with the evolution of the health system and the changes in the needs of the population, Public Health has become an essential pillar of modern pharmaceutical practice.  Professionals are not only providers of medicines, but also educators of the community in health matters. As such, pharmacists play an active role in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention and improving access to health care. However, pharmacy practice is constantly evolving due to new scientific discoveries, changes in treatment patterns in medical care. Therefore, pharmacists need to stay at the forefront of Public Health to offer high quality services.

In this framework, TECH presents a revolutionary Postgraduate certificate in Public Health. The academic itinerary will analyze in detail the factors that influence health, from biological to social, economic and environmental. In this regard, the syllabus will delve into the most relevant and current determinants of health, bearing in mind its historical evolution and providing the basis for its future development. Similarly, the teaching materials will examine the models of international collaboration in health, highlighting their characteristics and their impact on Public Health on a global scale. The program will also address current Public Health policies at the international level, as well as the legal, regulatory and institutional framework that supports them. As a result, graduates will acquire skills to promote health and prevent disease in the community. 

The program will provide pharmacists with a theoretical foundation, while at the same time enabling them to deal adequately with practical situations. All you will need is an electronic device with Internet access to access the Virtual Campus. In addition, this Postgraduate certificate is based on the innovative pedagogical methodology of Relearning, which consists in the repetition of essential concepts to achieve a more effective knowledge acquisition.

Study from the comfort of your home and update your knowledge online with TECH Global University, the biggest online university in the world”

This Postgraduate certificate in Public Health contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Development of practical case studies presented by experts in health sciences
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning.
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will delve into the One Health approach to understand how health problems in one species can affect others, as well as the environment"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to prepare for real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Do you want to incorporate the most avant-garde Public Health strategies to prevent diseases into your practice as a pharmacist? Get it with this program in only 180 hours"

TECH offers you an interactive video system which makes it easier for you to study this course"

With this Postgraduate Certificate, pharmacists will have a holistic understanding of the principles of Public Health, including aspects such as epidemiology and health promotion. Graduates will also develop advanced skills to design and implement effective strategies for disease prevention in society. Therefore, professionals will design public health management programs that address specific health problems within the community.

You will incorporate into your practice effective strategies to promote health and prevent disease in the community, including both the promotion of healthy lifestyles and education on the appropriate use of medications"

General Objectives

• Develop a broad and comprehensive conceptual framework of the situation, challenges and needs of public health in the 21st century
• Examine the international and global framework of public health policies
• Determine the key factors for proper health crisis communication: crisis communication and crisis of communication
• Identify the theoretical and methodological framework for Public Health evaluation
• Identify the steps to be followed for disease assessment using epidemiological data
• Compile the research methodology related to disease surveillance
• Identify the main risk and protective factors in communicable and noncommunicable diseases
• Analyze the importance of assessing the quality of intervention studies
• Develop the fundamentals of clinical epidemiology, measurement of frequency and distribution of diseases
• Critically evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of clinical interventions, pharmacological treatments, surgical interventions and prevention strategies
• Substantiate the principles of the epidemiological method
• Substantiate the health promotion principles, social determinants of health, health-related behavioral theories, and strategies to promote healthy lifestyles and health-promoting environments
• Analyze the main health risks for different vulnerable groups
• Implement a holistic and integrative vision in the assessment of the impact of environmental risks on health protection

Specific Objectives

• Establish health as an integral and global concept and define the factors that influence it
• Establish the health determinants of greatest relevance in the current situation, historical evolution and lay the foundations for their future development
• Analyze the current models of international collaboration in health and their characteristics
• Examine the interactions between health, the health system, the environment and the social system
• Analyze current public health policies at the international level
• Review the legal, regulatory and institutional framework for health at the international level
• Recognize the political and governance functions, insurance and provision of public health services in any health system
• Determine the set of professional competencies required to work in public health services
• Incorporate the organizational perspective to the main challenges in Public Health, specifically climate change and pandemic
• Specify the objectives and evaluate the health impact of health and non-health interventions

The teaching materials of this program, elaborated by these specialists, have contents that are completely applicable to your professional experiences"