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Course details

Course type:

Short Course

Mode of study:

Duration:

2 Weeks

Home fee:

£1,225

Overseas fee:

£1,225

Attachments

Health Promotion 1920 Specification.pdf

3 good reasons to study

Public health activity in low-income and middle-income settings increasingly revolves around working in partnership with a wide range of individuals and organisations, and reorienting services so that they improve and promote good health.

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to take a leadership role in the development of partnerships, to improve and promote health.

Health promotion knowledge and skills are in short supply, and the learning from this course will enhance your career prospects.

Course Outline

This course explores the development of health promotion theory. It provides you with an in-depth perspective on the practical application of some of the more recent developments and health promotion skills in a low income country setting. There will be emphasis on developing a critical understanding of the risk factors and strategies for the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

The world is in the middle of an epidemiological transition. This creates a need to develop health in all policies and to reorient services towards the promotion of health. The knowledge and skills to do this effectively is in short supply. Through this course you will gain an in-depth perspective on the application of health promotion strategy and policy to reduce the impact of non-communicable diseases in a low-income setting.

Topics covered include:

the historical development of health promotion;
the prerequisites for health as a resource for living;
the concept of ‘healthy public policy’ based on the wider determinants of health;
the evolution of health promotion theory and practice, from early behaviour change to social marketing and nudge theory;
the importance of independence and advocacy;
the prioritisation of need and tensions linked to resource allocation;
concepts of risk and risk communication; and
monitoring and evaluation of health promotion.

We use interactive lectures to introduce a topic, and in-depth learning is developed during seminars and group exercises.

10 Academic Credits - Assessments

For the assessment (optional), you will be asked to select a low-income setting and undertake individual research to write a 2000 word critical review of a behaviour change strategy or policy.

For an additional fee of £95, you can be entered for full Academic Credits for this course (Masters level credit, awarded by the University of Liverpool). The academic credits are offered to provide choice and flexibility to all of our students and students who do not wish to do the assessments will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance. Applicants wishing to find out more about the assessment should contact MyLSTM@lstmed.ac.uk.

Entrance Requirements

Academic requirements:

Anyone who works in the fields of international public health would find this course extremely useful

English language requirements:

Attending course with Academic Credit:
The course is taught in English. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years.

Attending course – Certificate of Attendance Only:
The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. Students whose first language is not English should be aware that to benefit from the course participants should have English language proficiency at the equivalent of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5.

Aims

This course aims to:

Critically evaluate theories and models of health promotion and behaviour change and their application at individual and community levels.

Critically evaluate health promotion strategies, policies and practices designed to reduce the health burden from non-communicable diseases in a low-income country setting.

Critically review the concept of health risk and risk communication in public health practice.

Careers

Health promotion roles go far beyond working with individuals to better their health – specialists are also integral to the strategy work behind the development of health policies. Previous students have come from a range of backgrounds internationally.

Testimonials

The course was really interesting with a good mix of evidence based teaching with practical examples. The group work was also a positive experience allowing us to apply what we had learned in lectures.

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Start date	End date	Home fee	Overseas fee
28 February 2022	11 March 2022	£1,225	£1,225	Apply

Start date:
28 February 2022

End date:
11 March 2022

Home fee:
£1,225

Overseas fee:
£1,225

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Health Promotion