Far-western University
Faculty of Education
B.Ed. in Health and Physical Education
Course Title: Research in Health Promotion
Course No. : HP.Ed.473
Nature of course: Theory + Practical
Level: B.Ed.
Semester: Seventh
Total periods: 45
Time per period: 1 Hour
1. Course Introduction
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of health promotion and research in modern context. The emphasis is on the critical understanding of the conceptual and societal perspective of health promotion. It aims to develop critical understanding and appraisal of the nature of the relationship between people and their social-ecological contexts in terms of its impact on the health of individuals and community. It provides students in-depth understanding of methods for planning, implementing and evaluating programs on the basis of research evidences on effectiveness of health promotion interventions.
2. General Objectives
The general objectives of this course are as follows:
- Acquaint students with the meaning of health promotion and establish its association with health education.
- Make students understand the societal perspective of health promotion focusing on social model of health.
- Help students in discussing methods of health need assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programs.
- Help students to carry on evaluation research in identifying effectiveness of health promotion programs.
3. Contents in Detail with Specific Objectives
| Specific Objectives | Contents |
| Define health promotion. Identify social determinants of health. Explain the concept and principles of social model of health. Describe social responsibility for health. Identify characteristics of health promotion. State the importance of health promotion. Conceptualize the various strategies of health promotion. Describe the basic approaches to health promotion. Identify the relationship between health education and health promotion. | Unit 1: Concept of Health Promotion (12) 1.1 Meaning of Health Promotion 1.2 Social Determinants of Health Promotion 1.3 Social Model of Health Promotion 1.4 Social Responsibility for Health 1.5 Characteristics of Health Promotion 1.6 Importance of Health Promotion 1.7 Strategies of Health Promotion 1.7.1 Building healthy public policy 1.7.2 Creating supportive environment 1.7.3 Strengthening community action 1.7.4 Developing personal skills 1.7.5 Reorienting health services 1.8 Approaches to Health Promotion 1.8.1 Medical approach 1.8.2 Behavioral change approach 1.8.3 Educational approach 1.8.4 Empowerment approach 1.8.5 Social change approach 1.9 Health Education for Health Promotion |
| Describe the meaning of health needs, their types and purpose of assessing health needs. Explain meaning and cycle of health promotion planning. Describe the categories of health promotion intervention and its steps of implementation. Define evaluation with its components. Identify reasons of evaluation and the process of conducting evaluation in health promotion. Discuss the use of evaluation in building a basis of research in health promotion practice. | Unit 2: Health Promotion Programming (12) 2.1 Assessment of Health Needs 2.1.1Meaning of health needs 2.1.2 Types of health needs 2.1.3 Purpose of assessing health needs 2.2 Planning Health Promotion Interventions 2.2.1 Meaning of planning 2.2.2 Health promotion planning cycle 2.3 Implementing Health Promotion Interventions 2.3.1 Categories of health promotion intervention 2.3.2 Steps of implementation 2.4 Evaluating Health Promotion Interventions 2.4.1 Meaning of evaluation 2.4.2 Components of evaluation of health promotion intervention 2.4.3 Reasons of evaluation 2.4.4 Process of evaluation 2.5 Using evaluation to build an evidence base for health promotion |
| Describe research and its types. Identify the components of a research project. Conduct an evaluation research on any of the health promotion practice in the community. Prepare a report based on the evidence of effectiveness of health promotion program. | Unit 3: Research Evidences of Health Promotion Effectiveness (21) 3.1 Concept of Research 3.2 Types of Research 3.3 Components of a Research Project 3.3.1 Selection and formulation of research problem and objectives 3.3.2 Literature review 3.3.3 Research design and sampling 3.3.4 Tools development and data collection 3.3.5 Analysis and interpretation 3.3.6 Reporting 3.4 Evaluation Research on Health Promotion Practice in Community (Practical) 3.4.1 Selection of health promotion practice in the community by GO, NGO or CBO. 3.4.2 Preparation of proposal for evaluation of their program of health promotion 3.4.3 Field work (data collection) 3.4.4 Preparation of report |
