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

There is direktives in Moodle-base
Orientation video will be availabe in Moodle.
Vaccination competense basics 2 cr (separate part of this course)

Materials

Learning materials in Moodle.
Savola & Koskinen-Ollonqvist. 2005. Terveyden edistäminen esimerkein. Käsitteitä ja selityksiä.
THL Web pages
Terveysportti Web pages
Finnish food authority/healty food -web pages

Employer connections

NA

Exam schedules

Health promotion theory studying in webbased. Different tasks and training.
Individual exam: vaccination competence.

International connections

English articles, videos and podcasts.

Completion alternatives

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

Student workload

5 X 27h = 135 h, 3 ects Health promotion
Vaccination competence (2 ects = 54 h)

Independent web-based and group working 135 h

Content scheduling

Health promotion 3 ects
Vaccination 2 ects (Portfoli 1 ect and Moodle exam 1ect)

Further information

Students must confirm their attendance for a course implementation by being present when tuition begins or in another manner agreed with the lecturer; for example, by returning the first course assignment. Students who are unable to attend the first teaching session due to illness may also confirm their attendance by informing the lecturer of this in advance.

Artificial intelligence can be utilized for brainstorming in written assignments, but it should not be used as a substitute for independent thinking and writing. Editing the language and style of self-produced text is permitted, but generating entire texts using AI is not allowed. If you use AI, its use must be transparently disclosed. Failure to disclose the use of AI will be considered misconduct. When using AI, please familiarize yourself with Metropolia's guidelines https://opiskelija.oma.metropolia.fi/delegate/desktop_web_content_attachment/attachment/9923680 for AI usage and take responsibility for adhering to these guidelines.

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:
- Assignments have been returned / completed during course implementing time
- Tasks in Moodle-base has completed at least at level 3
- Vaccination competence portfolio(pair or group-working) 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)