Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Concepts of health and health promotionHistorical perspectives on health promotionThe development of healthy public policy at a national and international levelHealth promotion models and approachesPopulation based approaches to health promotionHealth promotion approaches at the level of the individualInequalities in health and health promotionThe role of the nurse in health promotionAwareness of health behaviour and the process of health behaviour change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||