Health Promotion Management II (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

In this course we will talk about:
Promoting health and well-being in municipal decision making
Pre-evaluation methods as a support for decision making
Welfare managing tools (Health Reports and indicators)
Expertise management: Participatory management, Change management and Network management

Objective

The student shall be able to
- solve problems in health promotion and develop and manage health promotion innovatively in the field of social and health care
- explain decision-making mechanisms in social and health care and social policies and services and interpret their effect on controlling decision-making in social and health care nationally and internationally
- explain the structure, decision-making and financing system of a service system and compare from different angles the possibilities of the current service system to meet the population's needs
- explain the significance of strategy as a management tool as well as the foundations of a strategic process and its implementation
- evaluate and familiarize ownself with different leaderships and management models

Content

- Social and Health care services in Finland
- Promoting health and well- being in municipal decision making
- Public health challenges and their health promotion in Finland (and in other countries)
- Health promotion management and leadership
- Business and enterprise in health promotion management and leadership
- Models and theoretical base of health promotion management and leadership (theories and models and good practices, such as knowledge management, LEAN, changed management and service design)
- Leadership and health and well-being at work

(achievement in English and suitable for exchanged students)