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OSA02MK24JNS/PMK Health and welfare promotion (3 cr)

Code: OSA0203A20S-3041

General information


Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 03.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

  • Pieksämäki

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes

  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing

Teachers

  • Pauliina Kuusisto

Scheduling groups

  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd

Small groups

  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä
  • 11.01.2024 08:30 - 11:30, OSA02 / Info ja luento
  • 12.01.2024 08:30 - 11:30, OSA02 / Luento
  • 01.02.2024 08:30 - 11:30, OSA02 / Luento
  • 02.02.2024 08:30 - 11:30, OSA02 / Luento
  • 29.02.2024 08:30 - 10:45, OSA02 / Tentti

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5