Health Care for People in Different Age Groups
| Structure Type: | Study unit | 
|---|---|
| Code: | SSHP3301 | 
| Curriculum: | TH 2017 | 
| Level: | Bachelor of Public Health | 
| Year of Study: | 3 (2019-2020) | 
| Semester: | Spring | 
| Credits: | 4 cr | 
| Responsible Teacher: | Puska, Anne | 
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish | 
Courses During the Academic Year 2019-2020
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language | Enrolment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | S-SH-2CK, S-SH-3CK | 2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24 | Carita Sandell-Kaukonen | Finnish | 2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14 | 
| 14 | S-SH-2DK | 2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24 | Carita Sandell-Kaukonen | Finnish | 2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14 | 
| 15 | S-SH-3A | 2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24 | Carita Sandell-Kaukonen | Finnish | 2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14 | 
| 16 | S-SH-3B | 2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24 | Helena Leppänen | Finnish | 2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14 | 
| 17 | S-SH-2VK | 2019-09-02 – 2019-12-22 | Sanna Saikkonen | Finnish | 2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09 | 
| 18 | S-TH-3A | 2019-09-02 – 2019-12-22 | Helena Leppänen | Finnish | 2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09 | 
| 3001 | S-SH-2A, S-SH-2B, S-SH-2CK, S-SH-2DK, SH2018-23CK, SH2018-23DK, SH2018-3A, SH2018-3B | 2020-03-04 – 2020-10-31 | Carita Sandell-Kaukonen | Finnish | 2020-04-09 – 2020-05-11 | 
Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2020-2021.
Learning Outcomes
The student
- recognizes the theoretical concepts of health and health 
  promotion
- understands the policies and management of health 
  promotion
- can evaluate and develop living environments that promote 
  health
- can evaluate and develop co-operation and services that 
  promote health
- can follow and evaluate health promotion
- can use evidence based practice about the health promotion  
  of different age groups
- understands health behavior of a population as well as health 
  differences and things related with it
- is able to promote the health of different age groups
- understands vaccinations and can vaccinate.
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course: 135 h
- of which scheduled studies: 52 h
- of which autonomous studies: 55 h
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No prerequisites
Contents
- The central concepts of health and health promotion.
- Development of healthcare.
- The health policies of the government.
- The influence of the environment on health.
- The health behavior of different age groups.
- Health recommendations and supporting changes in life style.
- Health promotion and healthcare of families expecting a baby, 
  pupils, students, people of working age and elderly people.
- Health and vaccinations of a traveler.
Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools
Haarala, P., Honkanen, H., Mellin, O-K. & Tervaskanto-Mäentausta, T. 2015. Terveydenhoitajan osaaminen. Edita. Helsinki
Rokottajan käsikirja, (www.thl.fi)
Hallituksen terveyden edistämisen politiikkaohjelma, Valtioneuvosto 2007. (www.vn.fi)  
Terveyden edistämisen laatusuositus, Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö 2006. (www.stm.fi)
Ohjeita ja käytäntöjä lasten ja nuorten
terveyden edistämiseen 2010 (http://www.sitra.fi/julkaisut/muut/Tienviitat.pdf)
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, learning discussions and team work 31 h; student presentations on living environments, seminar tasks 6 h; practise 14 h.
Assessment Criteria
Grade 5:
The student
- can evaluate health promotion policies
- understands the meaning of the environment for health 
   promotion
- understands the meaning of different operators for health 
  promotion
- can promote the health of different age groups with different 
  backgrounds
- knows the central processes of health inspections
- acts at work and in his / her freetime taking the environment 
  and safety into consideration.
Grade 3:
The student
- knows about health promotion policies
- understands the key areas and the meaning of the 
  environment for health promotion
- knows some different operators for health promotion
- can pay attention to the clients` health in different age groups 
  and people from different backgrounds
- manages the central processes of health inspections
- acts at work and in his / her freetime taking the environment 
  and safety into consideration.
Grade 1:
The student knows
- how to pay attention to the client's different 
  backgrounds and to the effects of different backgrounds on 
  health promotion under suipervision
- how to perform a health-check up but still needs some 
  guidance and help in currying it out
- how to perform work tasks and spend leisure time without  
  endangering his/her own or the safety of others.
Assessment Methods
Examination 80 %, presence of lectures 10 %, presentations of living environments 10 %. Evaluation / grading (0-at
