Occupational Health and Health Promotion
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | STHA1103 |
| Curriculum: | TH 2023 |
| Level: | Bachelor of Public Health |
| Year of Study: | 4 (2026-2027) |
| Semester: | Autumn |
| Credits: | 4 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Puska, Anne |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Student:
- understands the meaning of healthy and safe work, as a part of a good life
- knows the essential laws, legislations and regulations concerning occupational healthcare
- understands the basics of good occupational healthcare
- knows the basics of compensation system
- understands the effect of physical, biological and chemical substances to health
- knows how to prevent physical and mental stress in different industries
- knows how to plan and do workplace visits and healthcare inspections in different working environments and evaluate
different proceeding methods
- knows how to give information, advice and guidance
- understands the meaning of writing a person sick in occupational health care
- knows how to work in multi-professional working environments to manage personals ability to work, work performance and and
work safety
- manages the essential working skills of a public health nurse in occupational health care
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course: 107 hours
- of which scheduled studies: 30 hours
- of which skhole-studies 1 cr.
- of which autonomous studies 5o hours.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
All other studies, except for advanced studies in health care and thesis.
Contents
Occupational health care service system andlegislation.
Good occupational health care practise.
Occupational health care agreement.
Occupational health care working plan and work place visit.
Special features of different work place visits and health care inspections in different industries.
Occupational health care emphasized nursing and instructions to write a person as sick.
Multiprofessional cooperation.
Exposes and risk evaluation. Professional diseases and work related illness.
Occupational accident.
Ability to work and rehabilitive action.
Statements and reports of occupational health care.
Regional Impact
The most important effect in terms of regional impact is to enable the employment of graduates of nurses in occupational health care in the region. The aim is to ensure that the content of nursing education meets the needs of working life.
Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools
Karhula, A-L. 2005.Terveystarkastukset työterveyshuollossa. Työterveyslaitos. Vammalan kirjapino Oy. Soveltuvin osin.
Uitti, J. 2014. Hyvä työterveyshuoltokäytäntö. Työterveyslaitos.
Other material indicated by the lecturer.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, group discussions
Assessment Criteria
The Stundet:
Grade 5
- can evaluate independently and with a client-oriented approach the relationship between work and health and can guide the client in preventing different health risks
- is able to identify work-related diseases and can refer the client to care when necessary
- is able to evaluate the employee´s exposure to risk factors and substances and accidents
- is able to work in a multiprofessional team and make development suggestions
- is able to evaluate and develop his/her own way of working
Grade 3
- can evaluate the relationship between work and health and can guide the client
- is able to prevent work-related diseases and general health risks and refers the client to care
- is able to identify the employee´s exposure to risk factors and substances and accidents
- is able to work in multiprofessional teams
- is able to apply to guidance and knowledge in his/her own work
Grade 1
- can identify the relationship between work and health and can guide the client
- is able to describe work-related diseases and can refer the client to care
- is able to describe the employee´s exposure to risk factors and substances and accidents
- understands the meaning of the work community
- understands the meaning of continuous guidance in her/his future work
Assessment Methods
Written examination. Assessed 0-5.