| CODE | PHL5109 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Health Promotion | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Public Health | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit exposes the students to the principles of health promotion as outlined by the Ottawa Charter and as applied to everyday life. Initially the study-unit discusses the definitions and the theories used in health promotion and analyses such tools as social marketing, use of the media while keeping ethical behaviour main-streamed in all discussions. Towards the end of the study-unit, various organisations and / or experts will be invited to give a presentation which will be followed by a discussion. These include, inter alia, sedqa/Carits/Oasi/Richmond Foundation, while experts will be invited to discuss Sexual Health; Nutrition; Smoking; CVDs; and Cancer. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to introduce health professionals to the discipline of health promotion and health education and help the various disciplines understand their role as health promoters. This is a step towards the internalisation of promoting health by all professionals and henceforth health will not be understood merely as the absence of disease. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop a uniform definition of the various concepts studied; - Understand and apply specific theories from various disciplines and understand human behaviour in relation to why certain decisions are taken; - Use their knowledge and apply the information to the various situations encountered; - Improve their knowledge on human behaviour and human needs; - Move from the medical model on to the social model to understand the wider situation. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Listen with a third ear to what clients are saying and grasp what is not being said; - Look at health NOT as the absence of disease but as a prerequisite for the full enjoyment of life; - Apply the principles of health promotion in their daily work; - Learn to 'wear the shoes' of the clients and be less judgemental when discussing options. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Aggleton P., (1992) Health, London, Routledge - Argyle M., (1981) Social Skills and Health, London, Methuen - Bettinghaus EP., (1986) Health Promotion and the Knowledge - Attitude - Behaviour Continuum in Preventative Medicine 15, pp. 475 - 491 - Bunton R., and Macdonald G. (1992) Health Promotion Disciplines and Diversity ., New York , Routledge - RECOMMENDED - Concepts and Principles in Action, (1984) A Policy Framework, Health Promotion, WHO - Downie RS., Fyfe C., and Tannahill A. (1992) Health Promotion Models and Values., New York, Oxford University Press - Ewles L., and Simnett I. (1992) Promoting Health; A Practical Guide, UK, Scutari Press - Naidoo J., & Wills J., (1994) Health Promotion Foundations for Practice, UK, Bailliere Tindall - RECOMMENDED - Nutbeam D., (1986) Health Promotion Glossary, Health Promotion Volume 1, No. 1, May 1986 - Seedhouse D., (1988) Ethics, the Art of Health Care, Chichester, Wiley - The Ottawa Charter, (1986) in Journal of Health Promotion Vol.1 No. 4, 1986 - RECOMMENDED and AVAILABLE on WHO website - Tones K., Tilford S., and Robinson Y. (1990) Health Education Effectiveness and Efficiency., London, Chapman and Hall |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualification: 1st degree in a related subject | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jennifer Azzopardi Sina Bugeja Anne Buttigieg Brian Camilleri Claire Copperstone Tanya Melillo Charlene Vassallo |
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