CLI05PK26HKI Health and wellbeing promotion (5cr)
Code: CLI0505N24S-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 27.10.2025 - 30.11.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 01.01.2026 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Terveys- ja kirkonala
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 100
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Health Care, Nursing
- Teachers
- Karoliina Salminen
- Anu Piispanen
- Julia Sahramäki
- Course
- CLI0505N24S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization CLI05PK26HKI Health and wellbeing promotion CLI0505N24S-3002. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
Students
• understand evidence-based and customer-oriented promotion of health and wellbeing at individual, community and societal level
• can describe the promotive and preventive approaches to health promotion and the levels of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
• know the legislation, programmes and recommendations governing health and wellbeing
• know the key indicators describing the wellbeing and health of people in Finland
• know the most common diseases affecting the Finnish population and understand the importance and prevention of these diseases at individual, community and societal level
• understand health inequalities and related factors
• understand the impact of the environment and climate change on health and wellbeing
• know how to use motivational interviewing as an intervention in nursing
• know how to search for evidence-based information
Accomplishment methods
A person who has completed a practical nurse qualification can complete the health sector part of the study module (4 credits) through a test, while the Finnish language component (1 credit) must be completed separately. A student with a practical nurse qualification registers for the course through the study office or a study counselor.
Content
• promoting health as a concept as well as theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
• national legislation, programmes, research and recommendations that promote health
• topical physical activity and nutrition recommendations
• public health medicine and epidemiology
• common diseases affecting the population and their prevention
• the significance of common diseases on individual, community and societal level
• promotion of mental health
• ethics of health promotion
• factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
• environmental health and climate change
• sustainable development
• motivational interviewing as an intervention in lifestyle guidance
• evidence-based information retrieval
Materials
Wild K. and McGrath M. (2019) Public health nursing and health promotion for nurses at a glance. Wiley Blackwell. E-book https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5502964
Other literature and websites will be added later
Teaching methods
The lectures
Independent study
A knowledge test on common diseases
An online exam
Exam schedules
The date of the online exam to be taken at home can be found in the schedule.
Retakes will occur on general retake exam days.