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

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dc.contributor.author	Biehl, Verena	-
dc.contributor.author	Meyer, Matthias	-
dc.contributor.author	Nordström, Karin	-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-30T15:48:15Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-06-30T15:48:15Z	-
dc.date.issued	2022-06	-
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-030-96004-9	de_CH
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-030-96005-6	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25243	-
dc.description.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.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	Springer	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion	de_CH
dc.rights	Licence according to publishing contract	de_CH
dc.subject	Health promotion	de_CH
dc.subject	Prevention	de_CH
dc.subject	Undergraduate program	de_CH
dc.subject	Curriculum	de_CH
dc.subject	Switzerland	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	378: Hochschulbildung	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	614: Public Health und Gesundheitsförderung	de_CH
dc.title	The first undergraduate program in health promotion and prevention in Switzerland : context, concept, and challenges	de_CH
dc.type	Buchbeitrag	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Gesundheit	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Public Health (IPH)	de_CH
zhaw.publisher.place	Cham	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_3	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-25243	-
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.pages.end	35	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	15	de_CH
zhaw.parentwork.editor	Akermann, Marco	-
zhaw.parentwork.editor	Germani, Ana Claudia Camargo Gonçalves	-
zhaw.publication.status	acceptedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.embargo.end	2024-06-23	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.author.additional	No	de_CH
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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.