Strengthening Health Visitor Education
by Incorporating Interdisciplinary Knowledge of Sustainability
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Author: Ádám Nagy, Krisztina Horváth, József Vitrai, Zsuzsanna Soósné Kiss Széchenyi István University, Department of Preventive Health Sciences. 26-28Szent Imre út, Győr, Hungary 9024 |
Abstract: Knowledge of sustainability is essential for activities aimed at improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities. The dissemination of such knowledge in the training of all professionals is therefore crucial. A research team made up of university teachers has decided to develop and complement the training of health visitors with basic sustainability knowledge by launching an optional course. The goal is to develop a course that will provide students with sufficient theoretical and practical preparation, based on the professional experience gathered through a review of relevant international literature. During the 14 weeks of the course, interactive lectures on different sustainability topics will be organized occasionally, with the involvement of experts from other disciplines, following an interdisciplinary approach. Input and output questionnaires to assess the effectiveness of the session will be developed. In the autumn semester of the academic year 2023-2024, the professional preparation of the course is to be launched (elaboration of the theme, recruitment of lecturers, etc.). The launch of the course and the input and output data collection will take place in the spring semester of the academic year 2023-2024, and the revision and finalization of the curriculum and teaching methodology based on the training experience will be planned for the next academic year. The course proposal will be presented in this paper and previously at a conference.
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