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Basis for health promotion and ethical foundation (5 cr)

Code: TE00EM14-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2022 - 04.09.2022

Timing

25.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Master's Degree Programme in Health Promotion

Teachers

  • Virpi Maijala

Teacher in charge

Virpi Maijala

Groups

  • TEKT22SY
    Health promotion, master studies

Objective

• You can describe the different definitions of health promotion from a multidisciplinary perspective
• You can describe the development processes and priorities of health promotion
• You understand the determinants of health and their influence on health and associated inequalities
• You know the ethical basis and values of health promotion
• You identify health as part of human dignity

Content

• Models and definitions of health promotion from a multidisciplinary perspective
• Developments and priorities of health promotion in different periods
• Determinants of health and the emergence of health inequalities
• Ethical basis and values of health promotion
• Health as part of human dignity

Materials

Green, J., Cross, R., Woodall, J. & Tones, K. 2019. Health promotion. Planning and strategies.
Naidoo, J. & Wills, J. 2016. Foundations for health promotion
Other current material will be announced at the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
Contact learning accordign to study schedule
Conducting group and individual assignements
The class room teaching includes information search and therefore a lap top is needed

Employer connections

-

Student workload

Conact learing 24h
Independent learning 111h

Evaluation scale

1-5