Opportunities and Methods of Health Education for Health Professionals

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Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2023-2024

Topic

It is commonly noted that primer prevention, especially health promotion - and including health education - has a significant role in preventing diseases. During their everyday work medical professionals (either doctors, dentists and other health professionals) may face situations when - in addition to providing treatment - they have to perform health educational tasks. For example, giving a presentation for school-aged children, or writing an informative article for the lay population, etc. The aim of this course is to draw the attention of the future health professionals to their responsibility and opportunities in the field of health education, to motivate them and providing them a rich methodological toolkit.

Lectures

• 1. Introduction. Overview of the course. Historical background, national and international health educational guidelines, programs, governmental and civil initiatives. Health education methods for cholera prevention from the Middle Ages to the present day. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 2. Introduction. Overview of the course. Historical background, national and international health educational guidelines, programs, governmental and civil initiatives. Health education methods for cholera prevention from the Middle Ages to the present day. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 3. Areas of health promotion and health education, their importance in prevention and in improving the health status of the general population. Theory of health education; basic concepts, determinants of health, levels of prevention. Distribution of individual project topics, discussion. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 4. Areas of health promotion and health education, their importance in prevention and in improving the health status of the general population. Theory of health education; basic concepts, determinants of health, levels of prevention. Distribution of individual project topics, discussion. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 5. The aims of health education and its role in increasing health awareness and health literacy and in improving attitudes and health behaviour towards disease prevention. Health culture and the role of culture in health behaviour. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 6. The aims of health education and its role in increasing health awareness and health literacy and in improving attitudes and health behaviour towards disease prevention. Health culture and the role of culture in health behaviour. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 7. Methods of health education 1.: designing, preparing and organising programs, methods used considering target group and site for health education. Basic pedagogical, didactical principles. Motivation, communication and ethics in health education. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 8. Methods of health education 1.: designing, preparing and organising programs, methods used considering target group and site for health education. Basic pedagogical, didactical principles. Motivation, communication and ethics in health education. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 9. Methods of health education 2.: Conventional classroom methods: the frontal educational presentation. The structure of a health educational presentation: from literature review to hold a presentation. Characteristics of a good presentation and a good presenter. Cooperative teaching methods and project-method. The importance of demonstration and interactivity; and the role of feedback. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 10. Methods of health education 2.: Conventional classroom methods: the frontal educational presentation. The structure of a health educational presentation: from literature review to hold a presentation. Characteristics of a good presentation and a good presenter. Cooperative teaching methods and project-method. The importance of demonstration and interactivity; and the role of feedback. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 11. Methods of health education 3. Application of modern teaching/learning methods in health education: gamification, Kahoot, ’flipped classroom’ és ’blended learning’, etc. How can the doctor/dentist use them in health education for their patients? - Dr. Németh Tímea
• 12. Methods of health education 3. Application of modern teaching/learning methods in health education: gamification, Kahoot, ’flipped classroom’ és ’blended learning’, etc. How can the doctor/dentist use them in health education for their patients? - Dr. Németh Tímea
• 13. Methods of health education 4.: The role of media (tv, radio, internet) and doctors acting in media in health education. Validity, trustworthiness and the risks of conveying health information through media. Health education through printed media: preparing popular, informative articles. The close future: mobile applications, digital health education. - Dr. Berényi Károly
• 14. Methods of health education 4.: The role of media (tv, radio, internet) and doctors acting in media in health education. Validity, trustworthiness and the risks of conveying health information through media. Health education through printed media: preparing popular, informative articles. The close future: mobile applications, digital health education. - Dr. Berényi Károly
• 15. Levels and scenes of health education. The first and the most important stage: health education in the family. Health education during prenatal care. The role and opportunities of pediatricians and family visitor nurses in figuring the health culture of the family. Health education in nursery schools and kindergartens: the tasks and opportunities of physicians, topics, methods, tools and model programs. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 16. Levels and scenes of health education. The first and the most important stage: health education in the family. Health education during prenatal care. The role and opportunities of pediatricians and family visitor nurses in figuring the health culture of the family. Health education in nursery schools and kindergartens: the tasks and opportunities of physicians, topics, methods, tools and model programs. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 17. School health education: the importance of peer-education in health education and opportunities for medical students (HUMSIRC). Tasks of school doctors and other invited doctors; model programs, health programs at schools, sexual education of adolescents: issues to cover, methods and tools. Anti-alcohol and anti-tobacco and anti-drug programs and cessation promoting programs: best practices and difficulties. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 18. School health education: the importance of peer-education in health education and opportunities for medical students (HUMSIRC). Tasks of school doctors and other invited doctors; model programs, health programs at schools, sexual education of adolescents: issues to cover, methods and tools. Anti-alcohol and anti-tobacco and anti-drug programs and cessation promoting programs: best practices and difficulties. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 19. Health education for adults and the elderly: specific sites, methods, tools and aspects. Focussing on PREVENTION: model programs. Patient education: opportunities for health education during primary (GP visits) and secondary care and during clinical practice. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 20. Health education for adults and the elderly: specific sites, methods, tools and aspects. Focussing on PREVENTION: model programs. Patient education: opportunities for health education during primary (GP visits) and secondary care and during clinical practice. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 21. Health education for vulnerable populations: asylum-seekers, Roma communities, homeless people. Model programs, special aspects to consider (culture, religion, etc.), difficulties and recommendations. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 22. Health education for vulnerable populations: asylum-seekers, Roma communities, homeless people. Model programs, special aspects to consider (culture, religion, etc.), difficulties and recommendations. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 23. Assessment: presentation of students' health educational programs + written test. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária
• 24. Assessment: presentation of students' health educational programs + written test. - Dr. Marek Erika Mária

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Notes

Recommended literature

Recommended Readings
World Health Organization (WHO): Health education: theoretical concepts, effective strategies and core competencies. ISBN: 978-92-9021-829-6 (online)
http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/EMRPUB_2012_EN_1362.pdf
World Health Organization (WHO): Education for health: a manual on health education in primary health care.
WHO: Effective Teaching: A Guide for Educating Healthcare Providers
http://www.jhpiego.org/files/EffTeach_man.pdf
United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF): A Manual on Hygiene Promotion
http://www.unicef.org/wash/files/hman.pdf
http://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/health/ephti/library/lecture_notes/health_extension_trainees/Intro_HealthEducation.pdf
Introduction to Health Education, Health Promotion, and Theory
http://samples.jbpub.com/9780763796112/96112_CH01_FINAL.pdf
Health Education for Adults
http://www.unesco.org/education/uie/confintea/pdf/

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

For the successful completition of the course students will write a test exam (compulsory) and shall complete their individual health educational project.

Making up for missed classes

To be discussed with the course tutor in each individual case.

Exam topics/questions

To be discussed with the course tutor during the course.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars