Study Guide

Objective

The student:
Can explain the concepts of health promotion, disease prevention and health advocacy.
Understands the importance of strategic health promotion programs and can apply them in their own client-centered health promotion activities.
Is able to apply current health promotion research and other evidence-based information in client/patient care.
Identifies existing and emerging health threats and incorporates them into the health promotion of clients/patients.
Recognizes health risk factors of their clients/patients and can provide early support to those in need.
Understands sexual health promotion as part of overall health promotion.
Understands the control of communicable diseases as part of health promotion.
Knows the diseases preventable by vaccination, understands the benefits of vaccinations, and knows where to find reliable information on potential side effects of vaccinations.
Can guide and support clients in making vaccination decisions based on researched information.
Uses client/patient-centered teaching and guidance methods.
Assesses the needs and resources of the client/patient, as well as their own responsibility in the planning of guidance and self-care.
Evaluates the outcomes of guidance together with the client/patient, their relatives, and healthcare personnel

Content

Legislation on health Promotion
Public Health and health promotion
Prevention and promotion
Ethics of health promotion
Strategic programs for health promotion
Well-being analytics in municipal well-being reporting
Connections between Lifestyle and Health (e.g., physical activity, inactivity, nutrition, substance use)
Sexual health
Fundamentals of vaccination competence
Evidence-based content for client guidance
Evidence-based pedagogical methods for client guidance
Various guidance methods: verbal and written guidance, demonstration, telephone and audiovisual guidance, group guidance, and individual guidance
Supporting self-care and treatment adherence

Materials

Material provided by the teacher

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass.
The student:
Consistently uses the concepts of their professional field.
Can name, describe, and justify the basic knowledge of their professional field.
Can select appropriate courses of action based on the information and guidelines acquired.
Can evaluate and reflect on their own competence and the practices of their professional field.
Can work independently and responsibly in various tasks in different learning and operational environments.
Can appropriately apply techniques and models suitable for the activities of their professional field.
Works in a client-centered, goal-oriented manner that contributes to the development of the professional field.
Acts as a member of a group to achieve the group's common goal.
Justifies their actions based on professional ethical principles.

Fail.
The student:
Cannot name, describe, or justify the basic concepts of their professional field.
Cannot select appropriate courses of action based on the information and guidelines acquired.
Cannot evaluate their own competence and the practices of their professional field.
Cannot work independently and responsibly in various tasks.
Does not work in a client-centered or goal-oriented manner.
Does not act as a member of a group to achieve the group's common goal.
Cannot justify their actions based on professional ethical principles