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On successful completion of this module students will:
• Apply the basic concepts and principles which underpin Health Promotion and psychosocial determinants of health.
• Consider the different requirements of Health Promotion in contrasting settings.
• Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current findings to identify needs of key populations and prioritise health strategies.
• Synthesise the evidence for effective public health interventions for key population groups incorporating health promotion principles.
Introduction. Concepts of Health and Principles of Health Promotion.
Determinants of Health; Models of Health Promotion; HP Practice
HP Planning & Assignment Groupwork
HP in HSE and Community
Evaluation & Assignment Workshop
Settings based HP; HP in Schools
HP Cities
Theories of change
HP in Workplace
Health in all Policies
HP Advocacy
HP Hospital Setting
Ethics in HP
Health Literacy
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Tutorial | 6 |
Specified Learning Activities | 15 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 82 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Proposal for Health Promotion Plan | Week 4 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Assignment: Introdudction to Behaviour Change | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Group Project: Health promotion plan | Week 8 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback will be given on an initial group draft. After the group assignment, overall feedback will be provided and individual on request
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Mary Codd | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Celine Murrin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Carla Perrotta | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |