Health PromotionLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Some of the studies in the study unit are arranged in English

Objectives

After the study unit the student will be able to:
• Describe how the health-oriented approach is used as a basis for public health nursing work
• Describe the current challenges related to the health and well-being of the population and the factors behind them
• Describe the indicators of the health and well-being of the population and the importance of data in identifying the need for services and the provision of services
• Describe the overall structure of social and health services and the legislation concerning social and health services
• Retrieve information and guide people in different life stages to seek social and health services
• Recognize the importance of multiprofessional activities from the perspective of service needs
• Understand the importance of occupational and patient safety in nursing
• Describe the meaning, benefits and general fields of application of health care technology in nursing
• Describe the principles of sustainable development taking into account ecological, financial and social and cultural sustainability and the capital they generate.

Content

Contents

- Health-orientation in the work of a public health nurse
- The concepts of health and health-orientation
- Engagement, empowerment, resource-orientation
- A public health nurse as an expert of health promotion
- Customer-oriented social and health services
- Health and well-being of the population (current challenges and the factors behind them, register data and statistics)
- Promotion of health and functional capacity, prevention of illnesses and accidents
- Social and health care system and its development, funding, responsibilities and supervision and customer/patient rights
- Social and health care services
- Rehabilitation and rehabilitation services
- Referring a customer to social and health care services
- Health care technology
- Digitalization and the use of technology in health care
- Health care technology products and their usability in health promotion and self-care of customers
- Basics of Sustainable Development 1 ECTS (independent implementation, online course, pass-fail assessment)
Areas of sustainable development: ecological sustainability, economic sustainability, social sustainability, cultural sustainability
Goals and action programs of sustainable development