Basic Health education

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Basic Health education

The purpose of this course is to help participants develop skills and strategies in relation to facilitation, instruction, as well as the use of theoretical concepts to more effectively implement health education and health promotion programs.

Course participants will gain an understanding of the various ways in which people learn and develop a variety of skills to create effective learning strategies. Participants learn about the complexities and realities of health education and health promotion, while also exploring common cultural, religious, health behaviors, and social barriers that impede health education. The course material also explores health interventions, peer-to-peer health education programs, as well as culturally-specific visual communication tools that enhance health understanding and improve health outcomes.

Objective:

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

 Analyse and critically discuss the determinants of health behaviour derived from theories that are commonly used to explain health behaviour, learn how to develop questionnaires to assess determinants of health behaviour, analyse the data and to translate these findings into a scientific report.

 comprehend health literacy and its usage to create more effective health education and health promotion programs.

 Gain broad knowledge and insight into theoretical methods and practical applications that can be used to modify the behavioural determinants that are derived from the most commonly used theories to explain behavior.

 Become skilled in writing health messages that are in line with basic principles of successful health communication, for different target audiences and for different media.

 Obtain insight into various settings in health promotions and the effectiveness of health promotion interventions in these settings. get knowledge and skills regarding the formulation of a sound research question and finding, selecting, reading and evaluating literature critically.

 Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in various settings in professional life, and to give and respond to other people’s feedback on work they have accomplished

 Acquire knowledge and skills on processes and strategies enabling people to increase control over, and improve their health, in a broader context than before in this master.

Content:

This course will address several health issues including:

 Methods and Strategies for Health Education

 Foundations of Health Education

 Understanding Health Behaviour

 Changing Health Behaviour

 Effectiveness of Interventions in Health Promotion Settings

 Health promotion

Basic Information:

Program Type:	Non-Degree Based
Level Of study:	Short-Term Course
School / Faculty:	Health
Department:	Health Education and Health Promotion
Major (Name Of Program):	Basic Health education

This program contact information:

Telephone:	00985131892201
Fax:
Mobile:	00989155026195
Email Address:	peymann@mums.ac.ir
Address:	Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Contact Person Name:	Dr Nooshin Peyman

Program Detail:

Length of Training:	12 sessions
Language Requirement:	Farsi, English
Admission Requirement:	The course is designed for Master PhDs students, academic staff, national and international M&E officers and their counterpart advisers and assistants who are involved in the implementation of public health programs. Computer literacy and experience with data systems will be an advantage.

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