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ABOUT THE COURSE:This course is designed to provide the learners a comprehensive understanding about Health Promotion and Education Interventions. Health Promotion and Education Interventions are key competencies for public health professionals. After completion of this course the participants will be able to define and understand the needs for health promotion and education interventions. The participants will also be able to plan, implement, and evaluate Health Promotion and Education Interventions.INTENDED AUDIENCE:Post-graduate (medical) students in Community Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion; Post-Graduate Nursing students; and also students from allied disciplines.PREREQUISITES:Graduate degree in health sciencesINDUSTRY SUPPORT:NGOs working in health and development sector, public health organizations, Health services sector of state and central governments (It will be beneficial for the Medical Officers also, who are involved in Public Health system).
Overview
Syllabus
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Week 1: Concepts of health promotion including history Week 2:Health behavior, health communication and Health Literacy Week 3:Information Education Communication (IEC), Behavior Change Communication (BCC), and Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC), and their applications in different settings (including role of social determinants of health) Week 4:Need assessment for health promotion (including health behavior models) Week 5:Planning and implementing a HPE interventio Week 6:Designing of messages and pretesting Week 7:Materials and methods Week 8:Evaluation of HPE interventio
