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Basics of health promotion (5 cr)

Code: HT00DT78-3015

General information


Enrollment

14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021

Timing

08.02.2021 - 26.03.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Savonlinna

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Päivi Lifflander
  • Sari Pölönen

Teacher in charge

Tuulia Litmanen

Groups

  • SHSA20SP
    Nursing, fulltime studies

Objective

Health promotion
You can apply the theories on health promotion and evidence-based methods in nursing individuals and communities.
You can assess individuals’ and groups’ needs for health promotion.
You can direct early support for those who need it.
You understand the ethical principles of health promotion.
You know how to plan and carry out interventions for promoting health and the ability to function for individuals and groups in multiprofessional cooperation, with a customer-oriented approach.
You recognize current and new health threats and you are able to include them in the health promotion of customers/patients.

Nutrition
You know how to apply Finnish nutrition and treatment recommendations for different age and target groups in preventing and nursing national diseases.
You know how to integrate nutrional care and guidance into comprehensive nursing in cooperation with a network of multisectoral experts.
You can assess the nutritional status of a customer/patient and refer the customer/patient in the risk of malnutrition to an expert.

Content

Health promotion
How are health and illness defined?
What are the principles of health promotion?
What is the significance of health promotion for national health? (including prevention)
How is health promoted in different municipal fields?
What is the meaning of the norm, resource, and information guidance in health promotion?
How do the ethical principles of health promotion direct planning in social and health care?
How do you take ethics into consideration in health promotion?
What is the connection between lifestyle and health?
How can risk behavior in health issues be recognized and prevented?
How can wellbeing analytics and artificial intelligence be utilized in health promotion?
What kind of registered information and statistics can be utilized in health promotion?
How do you promote the health of a community?
How do you follow and assess health promotion?
How do you apply evidence-based information in health promotion?

Nutrition
What are the national nutrional recommendations directed at different age groups?
How do you apply the contents of nutrional recommendations in everyday food choices and eating?
How do you carry out nutrition treatment and preventive dietary advice according to the Current Care recommendations?

Evaluation scale

1-5