Population based health promotion (11cr)

Content

Type of course:
Compulsory

Level of course:
Professional studies

Objective of course:
Students
-deepen their know-how on health promotion as part of their future profession
-are able to support people in making health promotive choices, support them in changes in life as well as establishing the made changes
-know the major laws and national and international documents concerning health promotion
-are capable of implementing the main tasks of public health to promote health and reduce health differences between population groups
-are capable of working as representatives of nursing and health care in multiprofessional health promotion teams, projects and networks
-know the main infectious diseases, their prevention and treatment
-can vaccinate safely
-are able to work in unusual conditions and emergencies in health care according to the instructions
-can act as nursing experts in sustainable development and environmental health promoting work

Course contents:
-laws on health promotion, programmes on health politics and their local implementation
-different approaches of health promotion: individual, family, community and society level
-health promotive choices and establishment of changes in life
-affecting health differences in population groups
-contents and methods of health education
-multiprofessional cooperation and voluntary sector as cooperation partner
-infectious diseases and their prevention, vaccination
-health care in unusual conditions

Teaching methods:
Lectures, tutorials, orientation to clinical training, supervised independent learning, clinical training, seminar

Assessment methods:
Exams, peer review, self-evaluation, evaluation given by the supervisor and teacher

Prerequisites:
First-year studies, second-year studies

Required reading:
Rokottajan käsikirja . 2005. Available at http://www.ktl.fi/oppaita/roko/ , osittain.
Hietala M & Roth-Holttinen O. 1999. Infektiot ja hoitotyö. Hygienia. Kirjayhtymä.
Tartuntatautilaki no 583, 1986 ja Tartuntatauti asetus no 786, 1986, ajantasainen lainsäädäntö
Nohynek, H., Pekkanen, E., Turtiainen, P.& Kainulainen, K. (ed.) Matkailijan terveysopas 2007. 12.-13. painos. Available at http://www.ktl.fi/oppaita/matkailijan/ osittain.
Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon varautuminen erityistilanteisiin . Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön esitteitä 2003:3. STM Helsinki
Koskenvuo, K. (ed.) Sairauksien ehkäisy. 2003. Duodecim. Available at http://www.terveyskirjasto.fi/terveyskirjasto/tk.koti?p_teos=sae
Aromaa, A., Huttunen, J., Koskinen,S. & Teperi, J. (ed.) Suomalaisten terveys, Duodecim. Available at http://www.terveyskirjasto.fi/terveyskirjasto/tk.koti?p_teos=suo
Kansanterveyslaki 66/72 ja asetus, ajantasainen lainsäädäntö. www.finlex.fi.
Terveyden edistämisen laatusuositus. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön julkaisuja 2006:19
Suomalaisten terveys. Kansanterveyslehti 1/2006. www.ktl.fi/kansanterveyslehti.
Lasten ja nuorten terveys. Kansanterveyslehti 1/2007. . www.ktl.fi/kansanterveyslehti
Niemi, T., Nietosvaara, L. & Virikko, H. 2006. Hyvinvointialan viestintä. Asiakastyöviestintä. Helsinki: Edita

Name of lecturer:
Maritta Kivinen-Wahlroos

Year of study:
Third year

Period: 1,2,3,4

Language of instruction:
Finnish

Parts of course:
K266A-8 Health promotion for individuals and communities 2 cr
K266B-8 Infectious diseases and vaccination 1 cr
K266C-6 Supervised independent learning 2 cr
K266D-6 Health promotion, clinical training 6 cr