Health Promotion (top-up, online) (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)
Assignments in Moodle.

Materials

Learning materials in Moodle.
for example: THL (Finnish institute for Health and welfare) Web pages

Teaching methods

Only Vaccination studies on this course! This course is meant for top up nursing students with partial recognition of prior learning decision (only vaccination competence studies to complete).
Web-based learning in Moodle.
Individual studying

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Individual assignments: Vaccination competence portfolio and Moodle exam

International connections

N/A.

Completion alternatives

Vaccination competence studies in Finnish

Student workload

Vaccination competence (2 ects = 54h)
Orientation 1 h (oblicatory)
Independent web-based working 53h

Content scheduling

Vaccination competence 2 ects

Further information

Only Vaccination competence studies on this course! 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 3, when the things listed below are fulfilled:
- Vaccination competence portfolio and individual exam approved.

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)