Module 7 - Health Promotion and Older People

Aims and Learning Outcomes

The aim of this module is:

to extend and develop the contribution health promotion can make to the lives of older people
to identify the factors which influence the health of older people and strategies for health promotion.

By the end of the module students will be able to:

distinguish between health education, health promotion and health prevention
recognise the contribution of statistical information and other means to determine health needs
identify personal and professional styles of working in health promotion
appreciate and apply to practice health promotion models and theories
design, evaluate a health promotion strategy

Programme of Study / Course Content

To review the factors which influence the health of older people
To identify health promotion strategies which can influence health status of older people
To discuss socio-political implications of health promoting approaches
To undertake a health promotion planning strategy