Promotion of Health and Wellbeing in Occupational Health Care (10cr)

Objectives

Students
understand the effects of social development on health promotion of working age population
know the meaning of health and diseases of working age population from the public health viewpoint
know and are able to apply new solutions of wellbeing technology to promoting and maintaining the functional capacity of working age population
can apply one research method of futurology
can interpret and utilise weak signals in their own functional environment

Content

effects of social, public health and technological development on health promotion of working age population
methods in research of future: scenario techniques and expert techniques
megatrends and weak signals

Further information

Teaching methods:
lectures, panel of experts, workshop, written assignment, independent work

Assessment methods:
written assignment

Prerequisites:-

Required reading:
current national and international scientific papers and journals

Year of study:
1st year

Language of instruction:
Finnish