Description

This stream provides students with a sound understanding of the theoretical and empirical basis of health promotion, and equips them with the conceptual and practical skills to design and evaluate health promotion policies and programmes. Health promotion draws on ideas from sociology, psychology, anthropology, education, epidemiology and other disciplines to understand how the global health of populations can be maintained and strengthened.

Graduates work in practice, management, research and teaching in health promotion, public health, health policy and related fields at all levels.
Objectives

By the end of this stream, students should be able to demonstrate ability to apply knowledge of the core disciplines of public health, consisting of: statistics; epidemiology; health economics; and social research, to real health problems. In addition, they should be able to:

* Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principle theories, methods and interventions used in health promotion
* Understand the development of the discipline of health promotion in the UK and internationally
* Assess the appropriate use of population-wide versus targeted health promotion interventions
* Formulate health promotion policy and practice that is relevant to varying needs in diverse contexts
* Be able to appraise and communicate research evidence
* Apply the knowledge and analytical skills gained to inform health promotion policy-making, programme planning, implementation and evaluation.

Minimum Education

Bachelor of Science

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

6-8 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Mission Statement

To contribute to the improvement of health worldwide through the pursuit of excellence in research, postgraduate teaching and advanced training in national and international public health and tropical medicine, and through informing policy and practice in these areas.

Year Founded

1899