Module: Health Promotion

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Health Promotion
Module Code	NUR1006 (ITS: NS442)
Faculty	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health	School	Science & Health
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

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

Section Breakdown
CRN	10785	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Denise Proudfoot	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment 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; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Reading List

Books:

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

Articles:

Department of Health: 2018, Health Ireland Outcomes Framework, DOH, Dublin, 519419
2019: Social Prescribing, British Medical Journal, 364:l1285 doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1285, 519420, 1
Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Slaintecare.: Government of Ireland, Dublin, 519421, 1, Marmot, M., Donkin, A., Goldblatt, P.
Institute of Health Equity, London.: 519422, 1, Nutbeam, D. & Muscat, D.M., 2021, Health Promotion Glossary 2021
https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa157: 519423, 1, Public Health England, 2019, Wider determinants of health,
519424: 1, Stellefson, M. et al., 2020, Evolving Role of Social Media in Health Promotion: Updated Responsibilities for Health Education Specialists, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health., 17;1153,
1: Schillinger, D., Chittamuru, D., Ramirez, S., 2020, From “Infodemics” to Health Promotion, American Journal of Public Health, 110,9:1393-6,
The Marmot Review: 2010, Fairer Society, Fairer Lives: The Marmot Review, The Marmot Review, London, 519427
1986: The Ottawa Charter, WHO, Geneva,

Other Resources

None