| Course Unit Title | HEALTH PROMOTION |
| Course Unit Code | NUR306 |
| Course Unit Details | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Describe the basic definitions and concepts of Health Promotion
- Design and implement health education and health promotion programs using appropriate scientific methods
- Design and conduct research in health promotion
- Evaluate health promotion and health education programs
- Describe the necessary skills for communication, interpersonal relationship, conflict resolution and claim rights
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | Introduction to the science of Health Promotion: The milestones in the history of Health Promotion. The importance and the contribution in the advancement of health sciences
Health education and health promotion: Definitions (health, health education, health promotion), target groups, methodology and content
Preventing diseases and maintaining health: The role of health education, factors that influence health, health models, models of behavior change and life-style modification
Health education programs: Design and implement health education programs, teaching approaches, needs assessment (individual, group), purpose and objectives
Evaluation of effectiveness: Methodology, Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit analysis
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Scriven, C. Kouta, I. Papadopoulos, Health Promotion for Health Professionals, Paschalides Publications, Athens 2010
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| References | - American Nurses Association, Public Health Nursing-Scope and standards of Practice, Paschalides Publications, Athens 2010
- R. Friis, T. Sellers, Epidemiology and Public Health, Paschalides Publications, Athens 2008
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer-based presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.
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| Assessment methods and criteria | | Assignments | 40% | | Participation | 10% | | Final Exam | 50% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
