Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

The eLearning environment is modular, each module takes 2-3 weeks to complete.
M1: Expertise in health promotion management
M2: Health promotion strategies and programs
M3: Network and stakeholder collaboration in health promotion management
M4: Evidence-based tools for health promotion management

Each module has one webinar.

Objective

Purpose of the course
The purpose is to equip you to work as a health and well-being expert at a demanding level in public, private and third sector organisations. You will learn to lead and coordinate well-being and health promotion activities in various organisations and in stakeholder cooperation.

Course competencies:
Proactive development (You know how to lead the development of new, future-oriented solutions and produce new information using various research and development methods)
Learning to learn (You promote your own and your work community's continuous learning and development of expertise by utilizing knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalization)
Working life (You have the skills to develop and lead your work community and to renew working life)
Sustainable development (You develop sustainable and responsible practices in your work and support sustainable change in your work community and society)

Course objectives:
After completing the course, you will know the international requirements for expertise and strategic management in promoting health and well-being. You will be able to critically evaluate your own expertise in promoting health and well-being and strive for its continuous development, joint learning and sharing of expertise. You are able to evaluate changes in your own sector and services, taking into account future-oriented, critical and sustainable development perspectives, and their effects on health and well-being promotion activities. You are able to activate and collaborate with networks and stakeholders to promote the implementation of health and promotion strategies and evidence-based activities. You utilize evidence-based health promotion management tools when developing and leading well-being and health promotion activities.

Content

In the course, you will learn to understand the role of expertise and the competence requirements in health promotion management. You will identify health promotion strategies and programs at the international, national and regional levels.
You will learn to recognize the importance of network and stakeholder collaboration in health promotion management. You will learn to utilize evidence-based health promotion management tools as the basis for knowledge-based management. You will learn to understand the importance of evaluating the effectiveness of health promotion and taking into account the perspective of sustainable development in health promotion.

Materials

Green, J., Cross, R. Woodall, J. & Tones, K. 2019. Health promotion: planning and strategies. Los Angeles: Sage. (Health public policy, Mass communication, Working with communities, Settings for health)

IUHPE health promotion accreditation system. Health Promotion Practitioner. https://www.iuhpe.org/index.php/en/the-accreditation-system

Jalava, M. 2017. Sidosryhmien kartoitus ja sidosryhmäsuhteiden hallinta. Kandidaatintyö. Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto, tuotantotalous. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe201705156414

Melkas, T. 2013. Health in all policies as a priority in Finnish health policy: A case study on national health policy development. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Viitattu 7.12.2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494812472296

Ottawa Charter. 1986. WHO. https://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/ottawa/en/

Stakeholder engagement. 2014. RICS guidance note. 1st edition.
https://www.apm.org.uk/media/6673/stakeholder_engagement_1st_edition_pgguidance_2014.pdf

Terveyden edistämisen laatusuositus. 2006. STM julkaisuja 2006:19. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe201504226805

Vaikutusten ennakkoarviointi kunnallisessa päätöksenteossa. 2011. Toim. S. Sundqvist & L. Oulasvirta. Kuntaliitto. http://shop.kuntaliitto.fi/product_details.php?p=2572

Verkostojohtamisen opas. 2019. Valtioneuvoston kanslian julkaisuja 2019:12.

Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin kansalliset suositukset ja ohjelmat opiskelijan oman asiantuntijuusalueen mukaan.

Kangasniemi, M., Halminen, O., Hult, M., Kallio, H., Linna, M. & Suominen, S. 2021. Kohdennettu ja ennakoitu hyvinvoinnin, terveyden ja turvallisuuden edistäminen: vaikutusten ja kustannusten arviointityökalut. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja 2021:54. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-421-7

PODCASTS AND VIDEOS:
Relevant material will be agreed in the beginning of the course.

WEBPAGES - applicable parts
Hyvinvoinnin ja terveyden edistämisen johtaminen. 2022. Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. https://thl.fi/fi/web/hyvinvoinnin-ja-terveyden-edistamisen-johtaminen

Health Impact Assessment. WHO/Europe. http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/health-impact-assessment

Päätösten vaikutusten ennakkoarviointi (EVA). 2021. https://thl.fi/fi/web/hyvinvoinnin-ja-terveyden-edistamisen-johtaminen/hyvinvointijohtaminen/paatosten-vaikutusten-ennakkoarviointi

WHO Health Promotion. https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-promotion#tab=tab_1

EuroHealthNet. https://eurohealthnet.eu/

Other relevant material will be agreed in the beginning of the course.

Teaching methods

The course is implemented entirely online. Guidance and feedback take place in an e-learning environment.
Independent study and webinars (Zoom). Flipped learning -method is used, so independent studying (reading learning material and learning assignmets) in every module of the course must do before webinars (one webinar per module).
The course has recorded online lectures with test questions as learning assignments.
Dialogical learning and peer support, especially in course webinars and small group assignments.
Independet study contain:
- Reflective assessment of one's own health promotion expertise in accordance with international accreditation criteria (IUHPE Health Promotion Practitioner accreditation criteria)
- Written learning assignment (group assignment) : Health promotion expert´s network and stakeholders
- Written learning assignment: Strategies and programmes of health promotion and wellbeing
- Health promotion expert’s blogtext for a website
- Written reflective learning diary

Employer connections

In this course we may have alumni visits.

International connections

The course utilizes video lecture material in English from the WHO and the WHO European Region.
Health Promotion Practitioner competence self-assessment is performed based on the Health Promotion Practitioner accreditation assessment material of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE).

Student workload

Webinars (incl. pre- and post-studies) 14 hours
Independent study:
Online lectures and knowledge tests 6 hours
Self-assessment by using IUHPE accreditation criteria 6 hours
Learning tasks and tests 52 hours
Other independent studies and writing reflective learning diary 57 hours
Total 135 hours

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Passing the course
The student is able to critically evaluate his or her own health promotion expertise according to the international assessment criteria and to present his or her own development targets in health promotion competence. During the course the student demonstrates the ability to learn together and share expertise. He or she examines changes in his field of activity and services, and their impact on health promotion and management, in a future-oriented and critical way. The student knows what kind of networks and stakeholders are involved in health promotion activities in his or her field of activity. He or she will adopt a variety of networking and stakeholder engagement and collaborative working methods to help implement the health promotion strategy and develop research-based activities. Students will be able to use research-based health promotion management tools to develop and lead well-being and health promotion activities in public, private or non-governmental organizations.

Further information

Assessment is a developmental assessment based on the competences and learning outcomes of the course. A key role is your own reflective self-assessment of the development of your competencies. Peer review will support you in learning health promotion expertise and leadership.
Learning assignment and reflective learning diary will be assessed approved/complement.