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2º Semestre

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6.0

Maria Margarida Nunes Gaspar de Matos

Object and objectives of Health Education

Health education: concept and socio-historical developments in Europe and worldwide.
Models of health education.
Developmental Perspective.
Ecological Perspective.
Dynamics in promotion and health education.
Items on promotion and health education: physical education, recreation, nutrition, substance use, sexuality, interpersonal behaviour, violence, mental health; road safety, hygiene.
Actors involved: youth, families, health professionals and education; media "policymakers".
Contexts: home, school, community, work.
Health communication.
Health in multiculturalism.
Health Literacy.
Case studies.

Practical validation period offsite
Group work with public presentation
Frequency

Calmeiro, L. & Matos, M. G. (2004). Psicologia do exercício e da saúde. Lisboa: Visão e Contextos.
Currie, C., et col (2004). Young people health in context: WHO. e www.hbsc.org
GTES (2005, 2007a; 2007b) reports, in ww.dgidc-min.edu.pt
Kaplan, R., Sallis, J. & Patterson, T. (1993). Health and Human Behavior. NY: McGraw-Hill.
Leal, I. (2006). Perpectivas em Psicologia da saúde. Quarteto.
MacLachlan, M. (1997). Culture and Health. Brisbane: Wiley.
Matos, M. & Sampaio, D. (2009). Jovens com saúde. Lisboa: Texto.
Matos, MG; Negreiros, J; Simões, C; Gaspar, T ( 2009). Violência, bullying e delinquência. Manual técnico e cd-rom. In Cunha Filho, Hilson; Ferreira-Borges, Carina (Orgs) – Gestão de Problemas de Saúde em Meio Escolar (Managing health problems in school ) Vol. III. Lisboa, Coisas de Ler.
Matos, MG et col (2008). Uso de substâncias: Estilo de vida ou à procura de um estilo? (Substance use: a Lifestyle or a search for a style?), Lisboa, IDT (soon available at www.idt.pt).