VZpB62 Health Support Programs in School Environment

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Lenka Adámková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PaedDr. Vladislav Mužík, CSc. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Mužíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. et Mgr. Jitka Reissmannová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Mužíková, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Education and Health Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Health Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VZpB62/01: Wed 13:00–14:50 učebna 27, L. Mužíková
VZpB62/02: Wed 15:00–16:50 učebna 27, L. Mužíková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Upon completion of the course the students will understand the basic health promotion strategies and be able to explain them in the context of the demographic situation and the health status of the population of the Czech Republic. The students will be able to assess health promotion educational programmes and develop their own health promotion strategies according to defined criteria (age of children, project focus, environment of implementation, etc.)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the students will: be able to formulate the main issues relating to human health, its protection and promotion; be able to define major prevention programmes in the world and in the Czech Republic; understand the significance of minimum prevention programmes, be able to analyse them according to specific school conditions; be able to describe possible interventions in various developmental stages; be able to assess the necessity of cooperation between health professionals, psychologists and educators; be able to actively search for new information and perform a critical analysis of such information.
Syllabus
  • 1. Health of the population, research studies in the area of health and disease. Demographic development of the population; 2. Long-term programme aimed at improving the health of the population of the Czech Republic. Effectiveness of primary disease prevention; 3. European health policy after the 21st century. National strategy for health protection and promotion and disease prevention – Health 2020; Health 2030. 4. Comprehensive health promotion programmes in the school environment. Health promoting school (HPS) programme; Safe school. 5. Current curricular and extra-curricular health promotion programmes (international educational projects, regional projects, comprehensive projects, specifically targeted projects); 6. Strategies of drafting health promotion programmes.
Literature
    required literature
  • Státní zdravotní ústav. Škola podporující zdraví: http://www.szu.cz/program-skola-podporujici-zdravi
  • Bezpečná škola: http://www.bezpecna-skola.cz/Home
    recommended literature
  • Ministerstvo zdravotnictví: www.mzcr.cz
    not specified
  • Zdraví 2020 : národní strategie ochrany a podpory zdraví a prevence nemocí. 1. vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo zdravotnictví České republiky ve spolupráci se Státním zdravotním ústavem, 2014, [106] s. ISBN 9788085047479. info
  • HAVLÍNOVÁ, Miluše. Program podpory zdraví ve škole : rukověť projektu Zdravá škola. 2., rozš. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2006, 311 s. ISBN 8073670593. info
Teaching methods
The course is delivered in the form of seminars. Students shall assess various health promotion programmes and discuss them, analyse selected elementary schools in terms of the pillars of the Health promoting schools programme, draft health promotion projects for elementary schools.
Assessment methods
Expert discussion on students’ draft projects for selected elementary schools. Analysis of a selected elementary school in terms of the pillars of the Health promoting schools programme, draft HPS project for a selected elementary school.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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