• Expertise and Leadership in Health Promotion (YSEA0200-3006),
         16.01.2023 – 14.05.2023,  5 cr  (ZJAYSC23KM, ...) — Online learning +-
    Learning outcomes of the course
    The purpose is that you get the skills to act as a demanding level expert in health and well-being in public, private and third sector organizations. You will learn how to lead and coordinate the activities of promoting well-being and health in various organizations and in stakeholder cooperation.

    After attending the course, you will have the following skills:
    Anticipatory development (You know how to leads the development of new, forward-looking solutions and produces new information using various research and development methods)
    Learning to learn (You promote your own and your work community's continuous learning and skill development, utilizing knowledge from different fields and the possibilities of digitalization)
    Functioning in working life (Your abilities to develop and lead your work community and to reform working life)
    Sustainable development (You develop sustainable and responsible operating methods in your work and support sustainability change in your work community and society)

    Learning outcomes:
    After completing the course, you will know the international requirements for health and well-being promotion expertise and strategic management. You will be able to critically evaluate your own health and well-being promotion expertise and strive for its continuous development, learning together and sharing expertise. You can evaluate future-oriented, critically and sustainable development perspectives, taking into account changes in your own industry and services and their effects on health and well-being promotion activities. You know how to activate and cooperate with networks and stakeholders in order to promote the implementation of the health and promotion strategy and evidence-based activities. You will use evidence-based health promotion management tools when developing and managing well-being and health promotion activities.
    Course contents
    Expertise in health promotion management
    Health promotion strategies and programme
    Network and stakeholder collaboration in health promotion management
    Evidence-based health promotion management tools
    Evaluation of the effectiveness of health promotion
    Sustainable development
    IUHPE's competencies underpinned by the expertise and management skills of a health promotion expert
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria, passed/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.
    Language of instruction

    Finnish

    Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

    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

    Lecturer(s)

    Pauliina Soanvaara

    Learning materials and recommended literature

    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.

    Lecturer(s)

    Emilia Lahdenperä, Pauliina Soanvaara

    Working life cooperation

    In this course we may have alumni visits.

    Internationality

    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).

    Timing

    16.01.2023 - 14.05.2023

    Learning assignments and 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

    Enrollment

    01.11.2022 - 15.01.2023

    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.

    Groups
    • ZJAYSC23KM
    • YSC23KM
    Seats

    15 - 25

    Assessment methods

    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.

    Degree Programme

    Master’s Degree Programme in Health Care and Social Services

    Mode of delivery

    Online learning

    Share of virtual studies

    5 cr

    Credits
    • 5 cr
    Unit

    School of Health and Social Studies