Health Education and Promotion

Health Education and Promotion

Fees: US$240

Course Dates:
10 March - 14 March 2008

Target Audience

This course is specifically aimed at Health and health related personnel including; nurses, doctors, pharmacists, clinical officers, community health workers, social/community development workers, occupational health personnel, project managers and project officers in health and health related fields.

Purpose of the course

The design of the course is aimed at providing opportunities for the participants to develop critical and informed understanding of health education and promotion issues. The key is to encourage interdisciplinary methodologies to health education and promotion. The one-week course will provide in-depth understanding of health education and promotion.

Specific Objectives

  • Equip participants with skills and knowledge in use of different health education and promotion methodologies.
  • Explore communication approaches for behaviour change and practice.
  • Develop appropriate health education and promotion strategy and demonstrate how its integration may bring about synergy in health development programmes.
  • Acquaint participants with monitoring and evaluation approaches and their application in health education and promotion.
  • Equip participants with advocacy and networking skills appropriate for health education and promotion.

Course organisation

The following units will be covered:

  1. Concepts and principles of health education and promotion.
  2. Programme Planning
  3. Monitoring and evaluating health education and promotion interventions.
  4. Advocacy and networking skills for health education and promotion.

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