Foundations of Health Promotion

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This course is intended to provide graduate students with the fundamentals, strategies, and methodologies associated with the model of health promotion (HP). Emphasis will be given to the discussion of the conceptual framework, research, and practical experience of the movement of HP at local, national, regional, and global levels. Through interactive lectures, oral reports, and case studies students will learn the values and components of the HP such as equity, intersectoral, and determinants of health. Implications of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, policies and models of Health Promotion will be analyzed using real examples in public health. At the end of the course, the student is expected to propose actions for public health using the conceptual and methodological applications of PS to the Puerto Rican context.