The first undergraduate program in health promotion and prevention in Switzerland : context, concept, and challenges

Biehl, Verena; Meyer, Matthias; Nordström, Karin

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_3

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25243

Publication type:	Book part
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The first undergraduate program in health promotion and prevention in Switzerland : context, concept, and challenges
Authors:	Biehl, Verena Meyer, Matthias Nordström, Karin
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_3 10.21256/zhaw-25243
Published in:	International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion
Editors of the parent work:	Akermann, Marco Germani, Ana Claudia Camargo Gonçalves
Page(s):	15
Pages to:	35
Issue Date:	Jun-2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Springer
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Cham
ISBN:	978-3-030-96004-9 978-3-030-96005-6
Language:	English
Subjects:	Health promotion; Prevention; Undergraduate program; Curriculum; Switzerland
Subject (DDC):	378: Higher education 614: Public health and prevention of disease
Abstract:	In 2016, the only undergraduate program in health promotion and prevention (HP) in Switzerland to date was launched at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. HP in Switzerland is well institutionalized and anchored in health politics, but the profession of HP practitioners is not well established yet. The conceptualization of HP as outlined in the Ottawa Charta makes it quite complex to teach and learn HP within an undergraduate program. The program (180 ECTS) is offered as a full-time (3 years) and part-time (5 years) program to a maximum of 66 students. The outlined learning outcomes are based on the CompHP to ensure international transferability of HP competencies. The focus is on a threefold methodological approach, consisting of (1) practical training, (2) skills training (research, project management, and communication), and (3) interprofessional training. Experiences with 5 years of program implementation have revealed challenges, e.g., adapting the form of study to the current trend of flexible education to enable more self-directed learning opportunities and promoting better employability of the graduates. By providing a supportive learning environment for HP, the program contributes to publicity and quality assurance in practice and policy of HP in Switzerland and internationally.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25243
Fulltext version:	Accepted version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Restricted until:	2024-06-23
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Public Health (IPH)
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Biehl, V., Meyer, M., & Nordström, K. (2022). The first undergraduate program in health promotion and prevention in Switzerland : context, concept, and challenges. In M. Akermann & A. C. C. G. Germani (Eds.), International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion (pp. 15–35). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_3

Biehl, V., Meyer, M. and Nordström, K. (2022) ‘The first undergraduate program in health promotion and prevention in Switzerland : context, concept, and challenges’, in M. Akermann and A.C.C.G. Germani (eds) International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion. Cham: Springer, pp. 15–35. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_3.

V. Biehl, M. Meyer, and K. Nordström, “The first undergraduate program in health promotion and prevention in Switzerland : context, concept, and challenges,” in International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion, M. Akermann and A. C. C. G. Germani, Eds. Cham: Springer, 2022, pp. 15–35. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_3.

BIEHL, Verena, Matthias MEYER und Karin NORDSTRÖM, 2022. The first undergraduate program in health promotion and prevention in Switzerland : context, concept, and challenges. In: Marco AKERMANN und Ana Claudia Camargo Gonçalves GERMANI (Hrsg.), International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion. Cham: Springer. S. 15–35. ISBN 978-3-030-96004-9

Biehl, Verena, Matthias Meyer, and Karin Nordström. 2022. “The First Undergraduate Program in Health Promotion and Prevention in Switzerland : Context, Concept, and Challenges.” In International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion, edited by Marco Akermann and Ana Claudia Camargo Gonçalves Germani, 15–35. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_3.

Biehl, Verena, et al. “The First Undergraduate Program in Health Promotion and Prevention in Switzerland : Context, Concept, and Challenges.” International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion, edited by Marco Akermann and Ana Claudia Camargo Gonçalves Germani, Springer, 2022, pp. 15–35, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_3.