This course provides students with an overview of the determinants of health. Health is viewed as a holistic perspective. The World Health Organization definition of health provides direction as to the resources and environmental factors which interact to influence health. Students learn the importance of using a holistic framework to assess multiple factors influencing an individual's health. Relational inquiry and clinical reasoning are introduced as ways of examining client experiences. Students also examine the personal meaning of health and health promotion within the primary health care philosophy of health care delivery. This course also introduces students to the concept of transitions and how individual choices regarding transitions (developmental, health/illness, situational and organizational) have health implications.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- Process of Inquiry as a form of action
Relational Inquiry - Contextual Theoretical Perspectives
Definitions of health
Concepts of Population Health
Contextual factors influencing health
Individual Health Transitions
Theories of growth and development
Primary Health Care
Health Care System
Health Promotion – Individual and Population
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
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Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.