Health Education

Code	7719
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	7,5
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	School and Education Psychology
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Work placements	NA
Learning outcomes	The CU Health Education aims to equip students with expertise in this area, in order to better understand the behaviors related to health in different age levels, and at the same time to promote in them interventional skills in the area, at school and community levels. Students after Health Education CU should be able to: a) Describe and explain models and strategies of health education in different contexts; b) Develop or adapt specific interventions in health education; c) Discuss the research data that support and establish the knowledge about health education; d) Justify health education interventions in different contexts, on basis of the scientific and interdisciplinary knowledge.
Syllabus	I. Notion and scope of Health Education. II. Preventive interventions. Scope and examples. III. Specific intervention and evaluation programs in health education. IV. Attitude and attitude change in health education. V. Emotions education: in the search for a curriculum for the emotions.
Main Bibliography	Books or base texts Andrade, M. I. (1995). Educação para a Saúde. Guia para Professores e Educadores. Lisboa: Texto Editora. Costa, M. & López, E. (1996). Educación para la Salud. Una estratégia para cambiar los estilos devida. Madrid: Pirámide. LeCroy, C. W. (Ed.) (2008). Handbook of Evidence Based Treatment Manuals for Children and Adolescents. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Precioso, J., Viseu, F., Dourado, L., Vilaça, M. T., Henriques, R., Lacerda, T. (Eds.) (1999). Educação para a Saúde. Braga: Universidade do Minho. Other resources Seligman, M. E. P. (2008). Positive Health. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 57, 3-18. Cowen, E. L., Hightower, A. D., Pedro-Carrol, J. L., Work, W. C., Wyman, P. A. Haffey, W. G. (1996). School-Based Prevention for Children at Risk. The Primary Mental Health Project. Washington, DC: APA.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.