Module: Health Promotion

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Health Promotion
Module Code	NS442 (ITS) / NUR1006 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinator	Susan Kent
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

This module will enable students to develop knowledge, attitudes and skills in order to provide health promotion initatives to individuals, family and community in a variety of settings. It will be delivered by lectures, seminars and interactive sessions. Students will be encouraged to develop knowledge and skill in their area of interest by exploring a range of relevant topics. Students will be expected to read and critique health promotion policy and strategy documents.

Learning Outcomes

1. Analyse the concepts of health and health promotion.
2. Debate key principles of health promotion and how they underpin health care delivery to individuals, family and community.
3. Examine health promotion policy development from a national and international perspective.
4. Demonstrate an understanding and awareness of health, lifestyle influences on health, health behaviour and the process of health behaviour change
5. Can recognise opportunities for brief advice and brief interventions for health lifestyle behaviour and demonstrate effective integration of knowledge, skills and attitudes in the delivery of brief interventions

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	30	Interactive lectures with some application of health promotion practices
Independent Study	95	Self study and preparation of assignment
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

Historical perspectives on health promotion

The development of healthy public policy at a national and international level

Health promotion models and approaches

Population based approaches to health promotion

Health promotion approaches at the level of the individual

Inequalities in health and health promotion

The role of the nurse in health promotion

Awareness of health behaviour and the process of health behaviour change

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	n/a	70%	n/a
Completion of online activity	n/a	10%	n/a
Digital Project	Development of a poster	20%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Naidoo, J. and Wills. J: 2016, Foundations for Health Promotion, 4th, Elsevier, London,

Other Resources

None