Capacity Building: Core Competencies for Health Promotion (FutureLearn)

As the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health, health promotion is a behavioral social science enhancing the quality of life for all people.

A minimum set of six competencies were identified according to the Australian Health Promotion Association. Of these, 1) program planning, implementation, and evaluation, 2) partnership building, and 3) special competencies for the Asia-Pacific region—diversity and inclusiveness, were included in this course.
What topics will you cover?

- Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

- Partnership Building

- Diversity and Inclusiveness

- Communication and report writing

Learning on this course

You can take this self-guided course and learn at your own pace. On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Describe stages of the health promotion cycle

- Be able to explain the importance of partnership building

- Identify potential stakeholders for partnership

- Explore potential barriers for partnership building

- Describe the importance of diversity and inclusiveness

- Summarise how to communicate and report effectively

Who is the course for?

This course is for any students who are interested in health promotion, or who would like to be health promotion specialists. No previous health-related experiences are needed.