PHA-Exchange> Virtual Campus for Public Health (2)

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> Virtual Campus for Public Health:
> http://www.campusvirtualsp.org/eng/index.html
> <http://www.campusvirtualsp.org/eng/index.html>
>
> The Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH) is a virtual space for
> interchange, communication, information, generation of useful knowledge,
> education and discussions among individuals and institutions on topics and
> priority issues related to processes of health sector reform, performance
of
> essential public health functions, public the health management the
> institutional development of   public health education.
>
> Mission: Contribute to the development of professional public health
> competences, that stem from processes of health sector reform, through a
> virtual learning community.
>
> Objectives

> *       Provide support for health sector reform, in Spanish, Portuguese,
> and English-speaking countries, by improving access to information,
> knowledge, and interchange among professionals and public health
> institutions.
> *       Contribute todevelopment of  institutional and professional
> competencies for the practice of essential public health functions and
> public health health management.
> *       Bring knowledge closer to practice, moving from the global to the
> local level and providing tools for decision-making and personal growth.
>
> What does it offer?
>
> *       Educational offerings that give solutions to scale,and are
> problem-based and rooted in the definition of competencies.
>
> *       Informative contents for development of knowledge and construction
> of  a virtual community in public health.
>
> What characteristics does it have?
>
> It is a public service centered on the improvement of quality, the
> development of health systems, support for policy making and institutional
> reform, as well as transformation and evolution of reality. It is directed
> towards the resolution of problems with personal health services. It aims
to
> influence decision-making, planning and management at high and
intermediate
> levels, and professionals in decentralized administration. It Is open to
all
> countries and institutions, both from the perspective of participation in
> its configuration and contribution of contents, and as users of the
Campus.
>
> To whom is directed?
>
> The Virtual Campus for Public Health is directed mainly to:
>
> *       Public health decision-makers with political and managerial
> responsibilities in essential public health functions, institutional
health
> service providers, ministries of health, and Social Security Institutions.
> *       Professors of schools of public health and related programs.
> *       Public health professionals; it does not include, however,
clinical
> practice.

> Which sectors do we work for?
>
> The public health professionals work mainly in the following sectors:
>
> *       Ministries of health, public services and other state
organizations
> *       Social Security Institutions
> *       Universities and public health educational institutions
> *       Non-traditional  actors providing technical cooperation (industry
> and health-related private services, NGOs, health organizations and
> community-based health organizations)
>
> Which are their distinctive features?

> *      Community. - Within the context of the global vs. local interchange
> *      Competence. - Strengthening the professional performance and
> efficiency
> *      Constructivism. - Teaching that respects the know-how and
experience
> of participants,
    Generating knowledge from students who are involved with innovative
> pedagogical processes and
>     in interactive learning.
> *       Accessibility. - Education is received at the time and place
chosen
> by the user.
> *       Certification. - Provided by prestigious  institutions from both
> academic, and technical settings.
> *       Relevance. - The subject matter is related to practice.
> *       Quality. - Guaranteed by the reputation of the institutions. This
> refers to the pertinence and scientific
>     quality of the contents and to the pedagogical design of the courses.
>
> It contains articles, journals, technical documents, events, news, forums,
> books, courses, related to the following subjects:
>
> *      Public Health Practice
> *      Essential Functions, identified in order to measure its performance
> in the countries of the Americas
> *     Functions of the Ministries of Health for the exercise of the
> essential steering capacity
> *     Health Systems
> *     Primary Health Care
> *     Health Care Provisions
> *     Development of Educational Institutions

> What institutions participate?
>
> The Virtual Campus is a consortium of recognized institutions led by
> PAHO/WHO and includes  collaboration with academic institutions and
> development agencies in Europe and America, recognized for their
leadership.
>
> Participating institutions are:
>
> -   PAHO/WHO, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization
 -   UOC, --Universitat Oberta of Catalonia, Spain
> -   EASP, Andalusian School of Public Health, Spain
> -   ENSP Foundation Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Brazil
> -   FSP/ Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
> -   FNSP Hector Abad Gómez, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
> -   ESP University of Chile, Chile
 -   Department Public Health/ School of Medicine UNAM, Mexico
 -   FASPA/ School Health Public and Administration, Peru
> -   WBI, World Bank Institute, Washington, DC
> -   MSH, Management Sciences for Health
> -   Foundation ISALUD, Institute of the Health environment, economy and
> society, Argentina
> -   NUTES, Nucleus of Educational Technology for Health, UFRJ, Brazil
> -   CIESS, Research Center and Studies of the Health of UNITE, Nicaragua