Basics of health promotion (5 cr)

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?

Course material

Ilmoitetaan opintojakson alussa.

Study forms and methods

Työviikkopohjainen oppimisväylä:
Terveyden edistämisen perusteet -teoriaosuudessa kontaktiopetusta on 30 tuntia sisältäen luentoja ja case -harjoituksia. Itsenäisenä tehtävänä on arvioitavia pienryhmätehtäviä. Kontaktiopetuksessa läsnäolovelvoite on 80% ja pienryhmätehtävien purkutunneilla 100%.

Ravitsemus 2 op toteutetaan verkko-opintoina. Opintosisällöt opiskellaan itsenäisesti Learn-alustalle olevien materiaalien avulla. Suoritusmuotoina verkkotentti ja tehtävät.

Opintoja nopeuttava oppimisväylä:
Ei käytössä tällä opintojaksolla.

Työhön integroitu oppimisväylä:
Voit ahotoida opintojakson vastaavilla korkeakouluopinnoilla joko kokonaan tai osittain. Osittaisessa ahotoinnissa suoritat itsenäisenä tai kontaktiopetuksena puuttuvat osa-alueet.

RDI and work-related cooperation

ei sisälly tähän opintojaksoon

Timing of exams and assignments

Ilmoitetaan opintojakson alussa.

Ravitsemus 2 op: ravitsemustentin suorittaminen verkkotenttinä: varsinainen verkkotentti ja kaksi uusintaverkkotenttimahdollisuutta

International cooperation

Voi sisältää englannin kielistä materiaalia.

Student workload

1 opintopiste vastaa 27 tuntia opiskelijan työtä.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Terveyden edistäminen:

Ravitsemus- ja ravitsemusohjaus (2 op):
* oppimistehtävät H3-taso
* ravitsemustentti arvioidaan numeraalisesti. Hyväksytty taso 1-5.