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Health Promotion (5 ECTS)

Code: SX00DZ91-3003

General information


Enrollment
02.05.2022 - 31.05.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
22.08.2022 - 14.10.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 ECTS
Virtual portion
1 ECTS
Mode of delivery
On-campus and online
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Public Health Nursing
Teacher in charge
Maria Kauppinen
Course
SX00DZ91
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Learning outcomes

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

Teaching methods

Opintojakso toteutetaan osittain toiminnallisin menetelmin Myllypuron HyMy-kylän Pysäkki-toiminnassa. Pyrkimyksenä on ymmärtää kokonaisvaltainen asiakkaan ohjaaminen terveyden edistämisessä.

Opintojaksolle hyväksytään ensimmäiset 20 ilmoittautunutta opiskelijaa.
Opintopisteitä on oltava vähintään 50 ennen opintojakson aloitusta.

Pysäkkipäivät varmistuvat kevään aikana. Nämä päivät aiheineen jaetaan/arvotaan opiskelijoille orientaatiossa. Orientaatio ja Pysäkki-päivät ovat läsnäolovelvoitettuja.

Opintojaksoon sisältyy myös Rokotusosaamisen perusteet: Portfolio ja Moodle-yksilötentti (2op) verkossa.

Location and time

Orientation and other important times at the timetable.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Will be given at the Moodle net learning environment

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

Health promotion practice in various clinical environments

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Oblicatory attendance in lectures.

International connections

N/A

Student workload

5 x 27 h = 135 h

Content scheduling

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

Further information for students

Pakollinen läsnäolo kaikilla edellä kerrotuilla tunneilla.
Tutkintosääntö: "Opiskelija vahvistaa paikkansa opintojaksototeutuksella olemalla läsnä opetuksen alkaessa tai muutoin opettajan kanssa erikseen sovitulla tavalla, joka voi esimerkiksi olla ensimmäisen oppimistehtävän palautus. Jos opiskelija ei sairauden vuoksi pysty osallistumaan opetuksen alkuun, hän voi myös vahvistaa opiskelupaikkansa ilmoittamalla siitä opettajalle etukäteen."
Lisätietoja opintojaksosta orientaatiossa.

Assessment methods and criteria

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)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

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