Human Movement Science and Public Health

The course provides an overview of the public agencies that are central to health promotion and the role that the various agencies possess. The overview and understanding of laws and regulations related to health promotion is a key issue, and how this affects the organization of local health promotion in municipalities and counties. Furthermore, various public health measures related to physical activity and possible effects of these are presented and evaluated, and the role of movement scientist in this line of work will be discussed.

Knowledge

The student can

• explain how government agencies, laws and regulations are relevant to public health
• describe the organization of public health organized by municipalities and counties
• describe the various indicators of public health

Skills

The student can

• reflect on societal challenges related to the population's health
• assess various indicators of public health
• suggest and discuss measures to improve the population's health
• create a plan for evaluation of public health measures

General competence

The student can

• present both oral and written own work
• obtain and summarize information from public databases
• assess how one's own professional competence can be used in public health work

The course has lectures throughout parts of the semester. Up to 9 whole days during the semester with lectures, exercises and group work.