Syllabus
Definitions of health, biomedical and holistic, definition by WHO -strong and weak sides, dimension of wellbeing, personal and social responsibility for health, responsibility of health care workers Prevention of diseases, health education and health promotion Introduction to salutogenesis Life style- chances and choices, risk factors- smoking, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, external environment, social aspects Stress, deprivation, frustration and their effects on health Professional health protection of nurses- role of nurses in protection and promotion of health
Annotation
The goal of the subject is to deepen students knowledge on diversification between prevention, health education and health promotion and to point out ath the large scope of strategies of protection and enhancement of health. Students will also learn the main documents on health promotion and the theory of salutogenesis which is the basis of health promotion.