Home > Courses & Programmes > Papers >

PUBH 705 - Health Promotion

Convenor

• Dr Lee Thompson
  Department of Public Health and General Practice
  University of Otago, Christchurch

Eligibility

Applicants who meet the requirements for admission to the Diploma in Public Health. Those who wish to take a single course may also be eligible.

Content

The principles and practice of health promotion will be introduced in this paper. Historical factors, underlying values, key theories and concepts, practical frameworks, effective strategies, and programme planning and evaluation models will be introduced and analysed. The course reviews health promotion interventions at community, national and global levels.

By the end of the course students will be expected to understand current theory-based and evidence-based health promotion models and strategies directed toward multiple levels of change.

The assignments will enable students to interact with community groups and focus on programme development, implementation and evaluation for health issues of the students’ choice.

^ Back to Top

Teaching arrangements

Weekly tutorials: Thursday afternoons, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Three block days.

For dates and times, contact yvonne.obrien@chmeds.ac.nz

Assessment

To be advised

Enquiries to Yvonne O'Brien, Department of Public Health and General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O. Box 4345, Christchurch, Tel (03) 364 3602. Email yvonne.obrien@chmeds.ac.nz

^ Back to Top

Electronic addresses (including email accounts, instant messaging services, or telephone accounts) published on this page are for the sole purpose of contact with the individuals concerned, in their capacity as officers, employees or students of the University of Otago. Publication of any such electronic address is not to be taken as consent to receive unsolicited commercial electronic messages by the address holder.

^ Top of page | Contact Us | Legal Information | Feedback | Site Map | Site Search

© CSM&HS