Health Promotion and Nutrition, 4 sp

Objectives:
The student

• develops a holistic view of the human being and become familiar with health promotion throughout the life span
• understands the process of natural ageing (physical, mental and social changes)
• can support health promotion and illness prevention for specific patient groups at risk
• understands the concept of health and lifestyle and be able to apply that to disorders linked to lifestyle
• knows the diseases prevented by vaccination both nationally and internationally
• has basic knowledge of preventive care, treatment and sustainability at the most common national and global infectious diseases
• is aware of the epidemiology of infectious diseases
• has knowledge of medical terminology and drug treatment in immunological conditions
• understands the importance of health promotion, preventive care and rehabilitation in relation to immunological diseases
• can apply nutrition and care recommendations for different age and target groups for prevention and treatment for national diseases
• is familiar with diets related to illness and disease
• can to guide patients concerning nutritional issues
• be able to apply evidence-based nursing care and the nursing process to nursing care related to nutritional problems 

Content:

• Health promotion and guidance in health promotion
• Connection between life style and health and illness
• Functional capacity of human being
• Different aspects of measuring health: subjective and objective measurements
• Essential nutrients and their dietary sources, food recommendations
• Normal digestion, absorption and the metabolism of vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins and lipids
• Eating disorders and therapies related to these
• Common special diets
• Fundamental concepts of epidemiology, health and illness
• Screenings, and be able to apply this knowledge to nursing care
• Vaccination both nationally, internationally and legislation in Finland
• Composition, advantages and side effects of vaccines
• Preventive care and treatment at the most common national and global infectious diseases
• Medical terminology and drug treatment in immunological conditions

Study methods:
Examination

Realization methods:
Blended learning

Study materials:
See Moodle and realization plan

Time:
3.10 at 12–15
10.10 at 11.45–13.45
17.10 at 8.30–10 online
22.10 at 8.30–10 online
24.10 at 12–14
29.10 at 8.30–10 online
6.11 at 9–11
21.11 at 9–17

Plats:
Campus Alere, Wolffskavägen 31, 65200 Vasa

Prerequisites:
No prior prerequisites

Contact:
Anna-Lena Nieminen, anna-lena.nieminen@novia.fi
Pia Liljeroth, pia.liljeroth@novia.fi