Course overview
This course is designed to provide students with an in depth understanding of the theory behind the principles and practice of health promotion and the practical application of those theories across the community. It will allow students to understand health promotion at the individual, group, community and national levels, as well as supporting critical thinking around the social determinants of health as well as evidence-based health promotion. The course will also focus on the importance of planning and evaluation in enhancing the quality of health promotion interventions and will also discuss many of the challenges facing health promotion today. This course is designed to include face-to-face attendance; however, options to participate online are available for students unable to attend in person, with permission of the course coordinator.
Course learning outcomes
- Review and critique major approaches to health promotion (e.g. policy, behaviour change, community engagement, advocacy and social marketing)
- Apply major approaches to health promotion policy and theory to contemporary public health issues
- Develop a public health intervention plan for a specific public health problem integrating the principles of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
- Explain and demonstrate the importance of research and evaluation in health promotion theory and practice
- Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of social and environmental determinants on the health of populations