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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title
Module Code
School
Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Kate Pleace
Semester 2: Kate Pleace
Autumn: Kate Pleace
Module TeachersGillian Paul
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
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Description

The module will enable students to explore the concept of health promotion as a mechanism for health and social gain. It will enable them to develop knowledge, attitudes and skills to provide health promotion interventions to individuals and communities. It will be delivered by lecturers, interactive sessions and seminars.Students are expected to develop critical thinking skills and identify opportunities for their application. Students will be expected to analyse Irish Department of Health and HSE policies, strategies and documentation from different perspectives.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically analyse the concept of health and health promotion.
2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the key principles of health promotion e.g.education, empowerment, enablement, health promotion in the community, health promotion ethics.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of policy development in health promotion from a national and international perspective.
4. Critically evaluate a selection of health promotion models and approaches.
5. Demonstrate an appreciation of the application of the appropriate approaches to different contexts.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24Interactive lecturers on health promotion
Independent Study101Self directed learning
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Concepts of health and health promotion.
Development of health promotion policy nationally and internationally Theories and models in health promotion, Models of Behaviour change

Measuring the health of populations
Needs assessment

Inequalities in health
Inequalities in health

Role of the health promoter
Planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion interventions

Ethics in health promotion
Rights of individuals

Epidemiology
Impact on health promotion

Health Promotion
Module will explore different aspects of health promotion and behavior change

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Completion of online activityn/a100%n/a
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
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Indicative Reading List

  • Naidoo, J and Naidoo, J: 2016, Foundations for Health Promotion, 4th Ed, Bailliere Tindall, London,
  • World Health Organization (1986) Geneva: World Health Organisation.: 0, The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.,
Other Resources

54771, www.doh.ie, Department of Health, 0, Publications, Dublin, Department of Health, 54772, website, World Health Organisation, 0, Health Promotion, http://www.who.int/topics/health_promotion/en/, 54773, Website, Health Service Executive, 2019, Making Every Contact Count, HSE, https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/making-every-contact-count/, 54774, Website, Health Servcies Executive, 2020, Self Managment Support U/G curriculum, Dublin, Healthy Ireland, https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/undergraduate-curriculum-for-chronic-disease-prevention-and-management/self-management-support-undergrad-curriculum/,
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