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Class of 2023
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Session Title:
Health Promotion
Teaching Hours:
Teaching and Learning MethodsTotal Scheduled Hours = 2
Case-Based Instruction/Learning = 0.5
Discussion, Small Group (<12) = 1
Lecture = 0.5

Description:
Aim: Prevention and health promotion initiatives at the individual level must be supported at the community level through programs and services, resources and healthy public policy. This session will review the basic elements of health promotion, and its contribution to maintaining and improving health. The relevance of health promotion in clinical practice will be discussed.
Keywords:
Health Promotion, population health, Preventive Care, illness prevention

Teaching and Learning Methods
Case-Based Instruction/Learning 0.5 hour(s)
Discussion, Small Group (<12) 1 hour(s)
Lecture 0.5 hour(s)

Learning Objectives
Blueprint ID Learning Objectives
10762 Identify key health issues where health promotion can play an important role in relieving disease burden.
10763 Identify components of health promotion as represented by the Population Health Promotion Model.
10764 Describe successful health promotion strategies.
10765 Explain the role of the physician and the public health system in health promotion

Linked Course Goal(s) to Session
Blueprint ID Course Goals
7048 Identify social determinants of health, risk factors for illness and the interaction between behavioural, socioeconomic, environmental and cultural factors influencing the health of the community
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal:
ha-1
7049 With community and health care workers, identify the top three areas for focused advocacy
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal:
ha-1 ha-2 ha-3
Linked Program Competencies To Course Goal(s)
ha-1 Health Advocate
Identify the important determinants of health, risk factors for illness, interaction between the population and their physical, biological and social environment, and personal attributes.
ha-2 Health Advocate
Identify public policies and trends that affect health locally, nationally, and globally, and barriers to access for populations, including persons with disabilities, the underserved and the marginalized.
ha-3 Health Advocate
Assess and respond to issues in the Canadian health care system and advocate for patients at all levels.

Linked MCC Medical Expert Objectives
(078-4) ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS AT THE POPULATION LEVEL
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(078-1) CONCEPTS OF HEALTH AND ITS DETERMINANTS
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(078-3) INTERVENTIONS AT THE POPULATION LEVEL
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