Promotion of Wellbeing and HealthLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You are aware of the organization of national social and health care services,  the  development programme for social and health care, and the aims of the governmental welfare politics  You are able to use health promotive procedures and acts in your work  You are aware of the individual and interpersonal factors that affect on wellbeing You are aware of the  contemporary public health problems  and the acts reducing health inequalities You are aware of what is healthy nutrition

Content

 How social and healthcare is organized in Finland  In the field of health promotion, which recommendations direct  and frame your work, and how your work is framed by these recommendations  Which factors affect on  health and on population welfare  For your part, how to enhance inclusion and prevent  marginalization  How to priorise and encourage  healthy living,  and how to decrease substance use, diseases and  health inequalities  How to develop preventive initiatives  and early intervention  skills  How to use health promotion skills and competences in your work  How to tailor health promotive living environments How to set up health promotive goals in collaboration with patients  How to assess your  know-how and actions  How to promote healthy nutrition

Qualifications

Basics of nursing, Anatomy and Physiology

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can: a. use professional vocabulary systematically. b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.