Massa corporal e aptidão física dos militares da Marinha Portuguesa : distribuição e tendências segundo os indicadores, prevalência e possíveis consequências do excesso de peso

RESUMO - O excesso de peso (EP) é um dos mais graves problemas de Saúde Pública deste século XXI, dada a sua elevada e crescente prevalência a nível mundial, afectando um elevado número de adultos, adolescentes e crianças, com graves consequências na saúde, sendo responsável pelo aumento das doenças crónicas e pela diminuição da duração e qualidade de vida dos indivíduos. Em Portugal, a prevalência do EP afecta mais de metade da população adulta portuguesa. No meio militar, este problema é reflexo da prevalência do EP na população em geral e, para além das consequências económicas e na saúde, prejudica a aparência militar e pode comprometer a aptidão física. Pretende-se com realizar um estudo exploratório, com vista a realizar uma primeira abordagem do conhecimento do perfil e tendências do índice de massa corporal (IMC), bem como da prevalência do EP e, ainda, de possíveis associações entre o EP e a aptidão física, numa amostra representativa de militares no activo da Marinha Portuguesa (MP). Com os resultados deste estudo pretende-se alertar, pela primeira vez, para a problemática do EP no meio militar, contribuindo também para ampliar o conhecimento da prevalência do EP em subgrupos da população nacional. Os resultados obtidos poderão servir de base para a constituição de um sistema de vigilância, para um correcto entendimento da evolução da tendência do IMC e da prevalência de EP dos militares da MP, bem como disponibilizar uma base de partida para outros estudos, focando os determinantes do EP associados a estilos de vida. ------------ABSTRACT - Overweight and obesity severe Public Health problems of the XXI Century due to its high and increasing worldwide prevalence, including Portugal, and it afects a high number of adults, adolescents and children, with serious health consequences, being responsible for the increase of chronic diseases and for lower life quality and lower life expectancy. In Portugal, overweight prevalence affects more than half of adult’s population. Among the Navy, overweight problem reflects population’s tendency, and, besides it’s economic and health consequences, can affect military image and can jeopardize physical fitness with consequences in the Navy response and performance. This study carries out an exploratory first approach of body’s mass index profile and trends, as well the prevalence of overweight in a representative sample of on duty Portuguese Navy staff, and the potential links between overweight and physical fitness among this population. It outcome seeks, for the first time, to draw attention to the overweight problematic among Navy staff, being also a way to enhance the knowledge of overweight prevalence among population sub-groups. It outcome can be a starting point for the set up of monitoring systems, for a correct understanding body’s mass index evolution trends and the prevalence Navy staff overweight, being also a foundation for other studies, foc

Tomar o Pulso ao Tigre: Missões Militares Portuguesas em Espanha, entre a vigilância e a cooperação (1934 – 1939)

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em História Contemporânea

As forças de tipo gendarmerie e as operações/missões de gestão de crises da União Europeia

The European Union has taken in recent years an increasingly important role in ensuring peace and stability in the international community, and the security and defence policy of the Union has become synonymous with crisis management. The Union has addressed the issue of crisis management through two sources: the military side and the civilian side, which consists in carrying out numerous crisis management operations and missions. This study discusses the role of the European Union in conducting crisis management operations and missions and how the gendarmerie forces contribute to the success of the same. It will discuss the evolution of the European Union's security policy and the concept of crisis management, and seek to demonstrate the added value of the commitment of gendarmerie forces in operations and missions of crisis management, particularly with regard to employment of the European Gendarmerie Force. On the other hand, it will study the planning process for crisis management of the European Union, featuring the entities and agencies involved in it, and presenting the products that result from this same process. The use of Gendarmerie forces in crisis management operations and missions has significant advantages. Its use is recommended to post - conflict scenarios, in complementarity with the armed forces, in order to overcome the "security gap" that mediates the transition from the state of conflict for the period of peace and reconstruction. Gendarmerie forces can also be engaged both in military crisis management operations and civilian crisis management missions.

Operações de vigilância transfronteiras

This master dissertation is a small and humble contribution to a better assumption of the national position on the provisions of Article 40 of the Schengen Implementing Convention, particularly regarding authorities responsible for the implementation of border surveillance. And, above all, aims to be an asset to the strategic definition of this matter within the Public Security Police. To fulfill this aim, we tried to reconcile, against the almost non-existent bibliographic support frame, the professional experience of the several roles in the criminal area of Public Security Police and as a Group 7 National Expert (Mobile Organised Crime Groups) for EU Policy Cicle 2011-2013 – EMPACT Projects (European Platform Against Threats criminal Multidisciplinary) –, with the opinion conveyed by commanders, who perform management functions in the criminal structure of the Public Security Police or, not exercising, to be recognized with high merit in the criminal area.