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Health promotion and Health Protection [Recommended options (2 or 3 chosen by students)]
Workload and ECTS
| Class workload | Total workload | ECTS |
| 50 | 300 | 14 |
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Content
The module is divided into two sections. The first section seeks to elaborate on the theoretical background with the aim of developing a critical awareness of the key concepts, debates and methods relating to health promotion. The second section aims to evaluate a range of health promotion strategies in different fields. Teaching will be presented through a series of lectures that will also include group discussion, case studies, and problem-solving exercises. Overall module aims: To develop a critical understanding of the theory, concepts and practical issues relating to health promotion. Overall module objectives: - introduce key principles and methods in health promotion
- explore key debates and discussions within health promotion
- evaluate examples of health promotion practice in a variety of settings
- introduce the principles and methods of health promotion evaluation
- reflect on own current health promotion practice
Main teachers
Workload and ECTS
| Class workload | Total workload | ECTS |
| 25 | 150 | 7 |
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Health protection is one of the cornerstones of public health. It encompasses the control of communicable diseases, as well as the management of environmental health hazards, chemicals and poisons, and public health response in emergencies. This module will cover the principles of surveillance, outbreak and incident management, immunisation programmes and disaster/emergency response. It will also present a broad range of common infectious disease topics including HIV, tuberculosis, meningitis, diarrhoeal illnesses and influenza.
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Workload and ECTS
| Class workload | Total workload | ECTS |
| 25 | 150 | 7 |
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Health is a critical dimension in the Millennium Development Goals, and improving health and the performance of health systems is a major challenge in all developed and developing countries. This module allows students to plan and undertake inquiries into the social, economic and political currents and debates that shape health policies, at global, national, and sub-national levels.
Main teachers
Workload and ECTS
| Class workload | Total workload | ECTS |
| 25 | 150 | 7 |
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