Critical Analysis in Health Promotion

Overall goal

• Gain knowledge about contemporary definitions and theories of health, health education and health promotion, and to critically analyse their relevance for the promotion of healthy diet, food habits and physical activity.

Contents

• Contemporary definitions and theories of health, health education and health promotion are introduced and analyzed, specifically in relation to the promotion of healthy diet, food habits and physical activity.
• The link between theory and strategy and the methodological rigor of health promotion interventions will be analyzed.
• The emphasis of the course is on the ability to analyze and evaluate concepts, theories and methods in health promotion, as well as on the ability to argue and take an advocay role on issues related to health promotion.