Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation Models (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

- Determinants of health and Inequality in terms of health promotion (1/3 of the course, 45 h)
- Models of intervention planning and evaluation (2/3 of the course, 90 h)

Objective

The purpose of the course is to increase understanding of the principles of health promotion. In addition, it is intended that participants will understand meaning of systematic planning and evaluation for population level health promotion actions, as well as the importance as part of the health promotion activities of public, private and non-governmental organizations.

Course competences
Expertice in health promotion
Learning and information management comptence
Internationalisation and communications competence

Learning outcomes
After the course you are capable of applying health promotion models and approaches to the development, coordination, planning and assessment of the health promotion activities for individuals and communities as well as at public, private and non-governmental organizations.

Content

Determinants of health
Inequality in terms of health promotion
Models of intervention planning and evaluation

Location and time

On-line course.

Webinars at Zoom:
Tue 5.9.2023 at 9-14
Tue 26.9.2023 at 14-16
Wed 11.10.2023 at 14-16
Tue 7.11.2023 at 14-16
Mon 4.12.2023 at 9-16

Materials

Green, J., Cross, R., Woodall, J. & Tones, K. 2019. Health promotion: planning and strategies. 4nd edition. United Kingdom: SAGE. (Health and health promotion, Assessing health and its determinants, Health promoting planning - a strategic approach, Evaluation)

Kemm, J. 2014. Health Promotion. Ideology, Discipline, and Specialism. Oxford University Press.

Green, L. W., Gielen, A. C., Ottoson, J. M., Peterson, D. V., Kreuter, M. W., & Fielding, J. E. (2022). Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation: Creating Behavioral, Environmental, and Policy Change. Johns Hopkins University Press.

IUHPE Accreditation / Practitioners, www.iuhpe.org

WHO: Determinants of health

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

Teaching methods

On-line course. Moodle as an online learning platform. Webinars at Zoom.
This course includes webinars and guided independent studying.
Webinars: pre-assignments, group work, peer discussion, lectures. Partly flipped learning.
Independent study contain: learning materials, learning assignments and written learning assignment (individual) and presentation (PechaKucha), written self-assessment.

International connections

Part of learning materials are in English.

Completion alternatives

On this course you can use studification in accordance with JAMK's degree regulations.

Student workload

- webinars 18 h and pre-assignments 24 h
- Independent study (reading course material, learning assignments) 93 h
- Total 135 h

Webinars:
Tue 5.9.2023 at 9-14
Tue 26.9.2023 at 14-16
Wed 11.10.2023 at 14-16
Tue 7.11.2023 at 14-16
Mon 4.12.2023 at 9-16

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
The student identifies health promotion models and approaches to individuals, communities and organizations in health promotion coordination, planning and evaluation.

Satisfactory 2
The student is able to describe the health promotion models and approaches to individuals, communities, organizations and local authorities in the development of health promotion, coordination, planning and evaluation. The student identifies contents of health promotion expertise.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
The student is able to apply the key health promotion models and approaches to individuals, communities, organizations and local authorities in the development of health promotion, coordination, planning and evaluation. The student is able to evaluate her/his own health promotion expertise, and its development as well.

Very good 4
The student is able to apply critical health promotion models and approaches to individuals, communities, organizations and municipalities in the development of health promotion, coordination, planning and evaluation. The student is able to combine different sources of information-derived information. The student is able to evaluate critically material of health promotion strategies, planning and evaluation. The student is also able to evaluate critically her/his own health promotion expertise, and its development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
The student is able to apply health promotion models and approaches creatively and based on research knowledge in the development, coordination, planning and evaluation of health promotion activies to individuals, communities, organizations and municipalities. The student is able to develop creatively her or his own health promotion expertise.

Further information

The grade of the course consists of the written learning assignment (will be assessed on a scale of 0-5). Other assignments will be assessed approved/complement (approved assessment required).