Aims

The aims are to enable the student to acquire a broad view of the subject,its knowledge base and scientific foundation.

€ Enhance knowledge and increase professional awareness of European and Canadian Health Systems.

€ Develop knowledge of professional agendas which influence health promotion, aiming to increase multi-disciplinary understanding and collaboration

€ Provide conceptual models for interpreting and analysing health promotion strategies. Learning to use models as methods of intervention.

€ Comprehend the emergence of Health Promotion strategies since the Ottawa Health Declaration.

€ Study local health strategies.

€ Apply problem based learning and distance learning.

€ Language acquisition and multicultural experience.

€ Provide access to alternative health perspectives.

Content

1. Introduction to pedagogical and Interactive Learning Technologies.

2. Global Health,United Nations/EU Directives.

3. Theoretical & Conceptual Frameworks.

4. Health Policies and Delivery Systems - European Strategies.

5. Local Health Strategies - ( Participants and objectives)

6. Collaborative project and Individual study

7. Revisiting and Final Assessment

Instruction

This is an elective course which will work towards enhancing European and Canadian Health Perspectives; focusing on, and identifying commonalities and diversities found in health delivery systems, and health care practices in Europe and North America.

Changes in international,national and local health services are creating increasing demands for health professionals to provide care and treatment which meet the requirements and expectations of clients and patients.

Health problems transcend national frontiers and the solutions to these problems require international cooperation.

The European region has a strategy calling for a fundamental changes in health programmes, outlining four main areas for concern:-

(Salvage,1993)

1) The life-Span and health

2) Risk factors affecting health and environment

3) The reorientation of health care systems to, health promotion, and prevention,of disease,

with people and communities actively participating to achieve health goals.

4) Political and professional cooperation in developing technologies and research strategies to attain ”health for all by the year 2000”.

Integration and interpretation of these health strategies and their effects upon health professionals and delivery services will be a major focus of this course.

Seminars will focus upon and compare health promotion strategies.While studying the four above areas of concern, students will examine a number of different national health delivery systems.

A fundamental aim of this course is to enable students to exchange ideas using modern communication technologies, i.e. interactive telecommunication seminars will take place with colleagues in Canada and other European countries. The teleconferences will enable students to compare and learn about differences and similarities enhancing exploration of national and local health systems within their various contexts.

Assessment

Grades and Examinations

In order to successfully complete the course the student must:-

€ Reach consensus on a group contract

€ Attend and actively participate in every meeting

€ Present a written or verbal report for each course assignment

€ The course examiner is Professor George Casteldine - Visiting professor in Health studies