Theorethical models of health promotion (5op)

Tavoitteet

You can utilize multidisciplinary knowledge related to the health and wellbeing of different population and age groups.
You can recognize promotive and preventive models of health promotion on the population, community, and individual levels and use them in different situations and levels demanded.
You can utilize models related to health intervention projects, in the planning and the evaluation of the programs.

Sisältö

What kind of approaches and models of Health Promotion on the population, community and individual levels do you recognize?
How do you choose the model for different communities and age groups?
How do you utilize models on the individual level?
How to choose an appropriate model in the different health interventions?

Arviointi

The student can
evaluate and make critical use of multidisciplinary data in health promotion models.
solve creatively complex problems in research, development and innovation related in the use of theoretical models of health promotion
use new approaches in the utilization of models related in the demanded situations
communicate and interact in demanding international contexts of the field of theoretical models in health promotion.

Opiskelumuodot ja -menetelmät

Scheduled track:
Lectures, group work and discussions in the class room teaching. Independent information search and literature concerning models and theirs applicability. Reading and small group working in the web. Assignments, an oral presentation and comments. Exam.

Independent track:
The student works in the regional or local health promotion planning or project. Applying the theories and models to the regional or local health promotion objects and implementation. Exam.

Blended track:
Literature, an independent information search, examination in writing, applying the theories and models with the assignments.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

Lectures, small group work, discussions and web based learning in the small groups 40%
Literature, independent information search, assignments, an oral presentation and comments, Exam: 60%.

Arviointiasteikko

1-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

The student can:
- evaluate and make critical use of multidisciplinary data in health promotion models.
- solve creatively complex problems in research, development and innovation related in the use of theoretical models of health promotion.
- use new approaches in the utilization of models related in the demanded situations
- communicate and interact in demanding international contexts of the field of theoretical models in health promotion.

Esitietovaatimukset

Epidemiological Knowledge in Health Promotion.