Health Promotion (5 cr)

Objective

Students
- understand the standpoint and principles of health promotion, including both risk prevention and health promotion
- understand the health determinants related to public health
- follow the public health of the Finnish population and identify changes in relation to it
- understand factors related to community health and know how to apply them to practice
- can apply health promotive approach to practice: bringing up health issues, supporting client’s health changes, motivational and solution-focused approach
- adhere to the ethical principles of health promotion
- can build their work on the foundation of immunization, are proficient in the theoretical aspects of vaccinating and adopt a positive attitude to vaccinating

Content

- standpoint and principles of health promotion: prevention and promotion
- the relation between public health and lifestyle habits to health
- prevention of lifestyle risk behaviours and accident risks
- early identification and focused support for those in need of it
- bringing up lifestyle habits and supporting lifestyle changes
- education promoting health
- ethics in health promotion
- development of community health
- basics of vaccination competence, including prevention of general infectious diseases

Location and time

Orientation (compulsory attendance)
Grouptasks in Moodle.
Vaccination competense basics 2cr timetable will be announced later

Materials

Learning materials in Moodle.
for example: THL Web pages
Finnish food authority/healty food -web pages

Teaching methods

Web-based learning in Moodle.
Individual and group based studying.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Group task: health promotion theory and nutrition, 4-5 students groups
Re-exam (1) is possible if you fail your group task.
Re-exams: May and April
Re-exam is always individual exam and the learning materials are in Moodle.
The learning materials are not available in re-exam.
Group work (two students) portfolio assignment and individual exam: vaccination competence.

International connections

N/A.

Completion alternatives

Health Promotion (in HyMy-village at Myllypuro campus)
Health Promotion (in Finnish)

Student workload

5X27h = 135h. 3 ects Health promotion (1,5 ects = 40,4h) and Nutrition (1,5 ects = 40,5h) , Vaccination competence (2 ects = 54h)
Orientation 2 h (oblicatory)
Independent - web-based and group working 133h

Content scheduling

Health promotion 1,5 ects
Nutrition 1,5 ects
Vaccination competence 2 ects

Further information

Orientation compulsory.
"Students must confirm their attendance for a course implementation by being present when tuition
begins or in another manner agreed with the lecturer. Students who are unable to attend the first teaching session due to illness may also confirm their attendance by informing the lecturer in advance."
Degree Regulations of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Assessment methods and criteria

Course will be evaluated passed/failed
The entire course is completed at least at level 2, when the things listed below are fulfilled:
- Assignments have been returned / completed before the group exam.
- Group task in health promotion and nutrition completed at least at level 2
- Vaccination competence portfolio(pair or group-working) and individual exam approved.

Criteria of competence at level 2:
Student
uses professional knowledge base consistently
searches for knowledge and justifies the use of sources
justifies actions by means of evidence-based knowledge
applies theoretical knowledge to nursing situations
can act in a client-oriented way

The copying of practical assignments, theses and other complete course performance or material and presenting it as one's own (i.e. plagiarism) is prohibited. The performance of the course will be failed if a student is found guilty of misconduct in the form of plagiarism. Metropolia also applies the procedural guidelines of the Finnish Advisory Board on research Integrity (TENK). (Degree Regulations of Metropolia UAS)