Family Care in Health Services

Catalog description

In this course the student is introduced to the significance of a full understanding of the socio-economic and cultural variables affecting the family for developing adequate strategies for meeting its health needs. The importance of the family as the basic social unit is stressed. The students develop the necessary skills for the utilization of analytical methods, such as the epidemiological approach, in order to study the family in the community and the health problems that affect the family as a whole. T he basic aspects of health care oriented to the family are analyzed, as well as the family’s behavior towards health and health care. The students acquire the basic knowledge for a comprehensive intervention in family health.