SMP464: Health Promotion

The Health Promotion module is led by Lucie Nield. It runs in the Spring semester and is worth 15 credits.


Module description

Health Promotion enables people to take control over and improve their own health.  It builds on knowledge from behavioural science that individual behaviour and health are determined by the social, physical and economic environment.  

This module will consider the nature of health promotion from a global perspective, the associated ideological dilemmas, current understanding of individual and group behaviours, methods of promoting health and the evaluation of health promotion.  

The module will use the five key principles within the Ottawa Charter applied to health promotion as a framework.  Case studies will be used to give students practical examples of health promotion in different countries.


Objectives

By the end of the module, students should be able to

  • demonstrate an awareness of the key concepts in, and theories and principles of, health promotion
  • be able to reflect on the theoretical basis for , and provide in-depth critique of health promotion approaches
  • appreciate the main approaches that can be used in implementing and evaluating health promotion at individual, community, and policy levels, both locally and globally
  • critically evaluate health promotion policy and practice in a variety of settings
  • develop a critical awareness of equality, diversity and  inclusivity considerations in health promotion activity

Teaching

This module can also be taken as part of the following courses:

This module is available Faculty-wide in any year as a DDP module

The module will be delivered via 12 sessions. Each session will introduce key concepts, theories, and substantive background material. Some sessions will also involve student-led discussions. These are intended to facilitate a deeper awareness of the material and provide an opportunity for an in-depth discussion of key concepts and theories as they relate to health promotion practice.

Students will be expected to read around each topic before each session. For those sessions involving student-led discussion, required research papers, reading and reflection on these articles will be expected to be undertaken before the relevant session.


Fees and funding

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