Health promotion managementLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student is familiar with and knows how to apply methods of health promotion management to promote well-being and health on municipal level. He or she is able to participate in decision-making concerning health promotion and is familiar with different channels for impacting society.

Content

Methods of management and strategic planning of health and well-being promotion as part of the municipal decision-making system.
Methods of health promotion and well-being management: Health and Human impact assessment, well-being strategy, well-being report and well-being accounting, the TEAviisari indicator measuring health-promotion capacity building, quality recommendations.

Qualifications

Bachelors´degree

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The general criteria of Bachelor degree and a Master's degree can be found on web pages (http://www.jamk.fi/opiskelijoille/opinto-opasylemp i).
Course learning outcomes are assessed in relation to each of the course learning objectives of knowledge, skills and qualifications on the basis of the general (national and European quality management system NQF / EQF, Level 7).

0 (Rejected)
The student does not reach the learning outcomes of the course.

1 (Poor)
The student knows the well-being and health promotion management methods at the municipal level. He knows the different channels of social influence.

2 (Satisfactory)
Students know and are able to use the well-being and health promotion management methods to promote health and well-being at the municipal level. He knows health promotion decision-making levels and is familiar with a variety of social influence channels.

3 (Good)
Students know and are able to use the evidence based the methods of well-being and health promotion management. He understands the possibilities of health promotion expertise in influencing well-being and health promotion idecision-making in the municipality. He is able to participate in the decision-making on health promotion and is familiar with a variety of social influence channels.

4 (Excellent)
Students know and are able to use critical and evidence-based health promotion and well-being management methods. He understands the need for health promotion expertise to influence well-being and health promotion in decision-making in the municipality. He is able to participate in the decision-making on health promotion utilizing evidence-based information. He knows the different channels of social influence.

5 (Excellent)
Students know and are able to use critical and evidence-based health promotion and well-being management methods. He understands the need for health promotion expertise to influence well-being and health promotion in decision-making in the municipality. He is able to participate in the decision-making on health promotion utilizing evidence-based information. He knows the different channels of social influence. Students are able to apply what they have learned critically and based on evidence. In work he creates new perspectives for health promotion management and is able to develop independently their own work community or area of expertise.