Module Title
International Approaches To Health Promotion
Keywords
Health For All, World Health Organisation, Ottawa Charter, Europe, Health Promotion, Individual Behaviour, International Approaches |
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Prerequisites for Module
None.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
The aim of this module is: 1. to develop an analytical approach to international strategies of health promotion, particularly European, and their effectiveness in changing individual behaviour.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Examine critically the function and efficacy of the World Health Organisation in promoting health.
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Assess the impact of national initiatives world wide and assess their impact.
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Identify examples of good practice and evaluate their relevance to the United Kingdom.
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Identify components of existing international practice in health promotion which have the potential to be adapted to meet the needs of the United Kingdom population.
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Evaluate the effects of national, social and economic policy on health.
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Analyse the effects of environmental policy on health on an international basis.
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Undertake a comparative analysis of international approaches to health promotion.
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| Indicative Module Content
International policy on health; The World Health Organisation; principles of the Ottawa charter; environmental issues; environmental pollution; international initiatives; alcohol and tobacco legislation; international health promotion; agencies involved in health promotion.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Part Time | Contact hours
| 50 |
Directed Study
| | Directed study
| 50 |
Private Study
| | Private study
| 100 |
Mode of Delivery
Delivery will be based on lectures, workshops and groupwork.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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The coursework consists of an Essay.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | Normand C. & Vaughan J. (1993) Europe without frontiers: the implications for health. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
| | 2. | World Health Organisation (1991) Health promotion research: towards a new social epidemiology. Copenhagen: WHO Regional.
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