SGLK15007U Strategies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
MSc Programme in Global Health - compulsory
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the
strategies and theories of disease prevention and health promotion,
including health communication in different settings, and to plan
and evaluate interventions in low-, middle- and high-income
countries. The students should be trained in including the skills
achieved in the previous courses.
Students will be introduced to methods used for health education,
as well as tools and skills necessary to provide health promotion
and disease prevention services to individuals, families, groups,
and communities. There will be a focus on the functioning of actors
and decision makers as well as health care systems and its
interaction with the population and other sectors of society (e.g.
NGOs, water suppliers, the agricultural sector, etc.) in the wider
socio-political context.
Skills will be acquired in communicating evidence-based knowledge,
advice, and decisions across cultures and on different levels to
policy decision makers, media, organizations, as well as population
groups – using a range of tools and strategies and through
different media, Health impact assessments (HIA) will be introduced
as a participatory tool in planning for sustainable development.
The students will be introduced to strategies to reduce social
inequalities in health in low-middle- and high-income countries, as
well as criteria for evaluating effects of interventions and
prevention strategies.
They will also be trained in planning activities to counteract a
major global health problem by identifying primary stakeholders and
barriers to changes that might improve health.
Intended learning outcomes:
Knowledge
On completion of the course, the students should be able to:
- Describe and discuss the strategies and theories of disease prevention and health promotion, including health communication in different settings
- Analyse how to plan and evaluate interventions in low-, middle- and high-income countries.
- Know strategies to reduce social inequalities in health in low-middle- and high-income countries, as well as criteria for evaluating effects of interventions and prevention strategies.
Skills
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- Work in an interdisciplinary setting
- Plan activities to counteract a major global health problem by identifying primary stakeholders and barriers to changes that might improve health.
Plan activities to change relevant individual risk factors (downstream solutions) and structural conditions (upstream solutions)
Competencies
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- Describe and discuss central theories of prevention and health promotion - including theories on health behaviour, empowerment, planning, intervention, and communication.
- Identify and critically discuss strategies to reduce social inequalities in health in high- middle- and low income societies.
- Critically evaluate health promotion through the health impact assessment (HIA) as a participatory tool in planning for sustainable development - utilizing HIA processes and methods.
- Critically analyze evidence criteria for evaluating the effects of interventions.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 40
- Exercises
- 24
- Lectures
- 30
- Preparation
- 112
- Total
- 206
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, 7 daysWritten assignmentType of examination:
Assessment is based on a report (max. 8-10 pages- 24000 characters incl. Spaces) - Exam registration requirements
The exam will be based on a written report. The students will have 7 days to write the report on a fixed subject. The questions for the take-home exam are handed out the first day.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Exam period
http://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/guidance-information/exam-schedule/global-health/
- Re-exam
http://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/guidance-information/exam-schedule/global-health/
Criteria for exam assesment
To achieve the maximum grade of 12, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
- Describe and discuss central theories of prevention and health promotion -including theories on health behaviour, empowerment, planning, intervention, and communication.
- Know strategies to reduce social inequalities in health in low-middle- and high-income countries, as well as criteria for evaluating effects of interventions and prevention strategies.
- Describe and discuss significant national and international prevention and health promotion programs and strategies to counter essential health problems.
Skills
- Plan activities to counteract a major global health problem by identifying primary stakeholders and barriers to changes that might improve health
Plan activities to change relevant individual risk factors (downstream solutions) and structural conditions (upstream solutions)
Compenticies
- Critically describe and discuss central theories of prevention and health promotion - including theories on health behaviour, empowerment, planning, intervention, and communication.
- Identify and critically discuss strategies to reduce social inequalities in health in high- middle- and low income societies.
- Critically analyze evidence criteria for evaluating the effects of interventions.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SGLK15007U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- Please see the Schedule in Syllabus.
- Course capacity
- 44 participants. 4 open slots for credit transfer students. Credit transfers students should apply for enrollment here: http://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/other-programme-options/credit-transfer-students/
- Study board
- The Study Board for Public Health Science and Global Health
Contracting department
- Department of Public Health
Course responsibles
- Ingelise Andersen (4-7a7f727f5184867f753f7c863f757c)
Chief responsibility