Health Promotion (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- can explain the theoretical premises and ethical principles of health promotion
- can analyze population-based health behaviour and factors related to it
- can apply nutritional therapy and education to the prevention and care of national diseases
- can plan, implement and evaluate actions to promote health and functional capacity at individual, group and community levels in cooperation with other experts
- know how to use evidence-based and effective methods of health promotion
- understand the relation of social decision-making to national and international recommendations in the promotion of health and functional capacity as well as can name the follow-up methods of health behaviour and health services

Content

Central concepts, premises and approaches to health promotion
Ethical foundation and principles
Health behaviour of the Finnish population
Regimen based on nutritional recommendations
Nutritional therapy, evaluation of nutritional state and special diets related to diseases as part of the holistic care
National and international health programmes and recommendations
Vaccinations
Reducing health differences
Evaluation of health and functional capacity and health habits
Resource-oriented health discussion and early intervention
Supporting lifestyle changes, the change phases model
Data and materials of health promotion
Health promotion of groups and community
Follow-up methods of health results and effects

Materials

Will be given at the Moodle net learning environment

Teaching methods

Orientation
Net learning, learning assignments
Exams

Employer connections

Health promotion practice in various clinical environments

Exam schedules

Group exam 3.4.2019
Re-exams will be announced

International connections

Eduvac co-operation: five European universities included

Completion alternatives

Finnish Health promottion course in its entirety

Student workload

5 x 27 h = 135 h

Content scheduling

Health promotion 1 ects in Finnish
Nutrition 1 ects in Finnish
Vaccination 3 ects in English!

Further information

Orientation compulsory
Vaccination competence studies in English on this course. This is web based vaccination course which is developed in Eduvac project in collaboration with four other country's universities.
More information in the orientation and in Moodle.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences evaluation criteria competent/intermediate level is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- can search for knowledge resourcefully utilizing sources of the field and uses the knowledge base of the field
- is familiar with the knowledge base and core components of the profession
- has adequate professional skills to work in the profession
- can work in a client-oriented way
- solves professional tasks and problems
- works safely and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
- displays competence benefitting groups or projects
- is able to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and development needs

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation
Net learning, learning assignments
Exams