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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
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
25.08.2022 - 31.12.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Department of Health Care and Emergency Care
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
Course
TE00EM14
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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

Course material

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

Study forms and 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

RDI and work-related cooperation

-

Student workload

Conact learing 24h
Independent learning 111h

Evaluation scale

1-5

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