Roles of values, evidence and theory in HP practice (not covered in 2012)
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Preparation for Week #4
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1. Re: values in health promotion: DO ONE (OR MORE) OF THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES
b. OR Compile an inventory of “health promotion values” and rate/rank their importance
3. Re. the role of theory in health promotion practice:
a. List the theories with which you are familiar?
b. Which theories do you favour—and why?
c. Which theories do you tend to reject—and why?
d. What do you understand by the concept “theory”?
e. To what extent are you able to cluster theories into “levels”?
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Class Topics
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1. Role of values and ethics in health promotion practice
a. Meaning of “values” in health promotion practice
b. Multiple roles of values in HP practice
c. Tensions between values and other foundations of best practices (e.g., evidence) in health promotion
d. Tensions among competing (health promotion) values
2. Issues related to the role of evidence in health promotion practice decision-making
a. The meaning of “evidence” in health promotion practice
b. Existing evidence re. the effectiveness of HP
c. Resources re. evidence re. the effectiveness of health promotion
3. Issues related to the use of theory and theories in health promotion practice
a. Meanings and definitions of “theory”
b. Uses of theory
c. “Theories of the issue/problem (etiology)” versus “theories of change/influence (response)”
d. Types and “levels” of theories
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Required readings from course textbooks
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1. Bartholomew et al. (2006): Chapter 2
2. Glanz et al. (2008): Chaps.: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22 (summary chapters re. theories)
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Role of values in health promotion practice
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Additional required readings re. role of ethics in health promotion practice e
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Additional recommended reading re. values and ethics
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Role of evidence in health promotion practice
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Required reading re. evidence-informed practice
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3. Green, L. W., Ottoson, J. M., García, C., & Hiatt, R. A. (2009). Diffusion Theory and Knowledge Dissemination, Utilization, and Integration in Public Health. Annual Review of Public Health, 30(1), 151-174. http://arjournals.annualreviews.org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.031308.100049
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Additional recommended readings the role of evidence in health promotion practice
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Re. The Role of Evidence In Health Promotion Practice Decision-making
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Recommended readings re. the assessment, synthesis, and utilization of evidence in health promotion and public health practice
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Re. The Assessment, Synthesis, and Utilization of Evidence in Health Promotion and Public Health Practice
2. Lahtinen, E., Koskinen-Ollonqvist, P., Rouvinen-Wilenius, P., Tuominen, P., & Mittelmark, M. B. (2005). The development of quality criteria for research: a Finnish approach. Health Promot. Int., 20(3), 306-315. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/09574824/v20i0003/306_tdoqcfrafa&form=pdf&file=file.pdf
3. Kiefer, L., Frank, J., Ruggiero, E. D., Dobbins, M., Manuel, D., Gully, P. R., et al. (2005). Fostering Evidence-based Decision-making in Canada: Examining the Need for a Canadian Population and Public Health Evidence Centre and Research Network. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 96(3 (insert)), I-1 to I-19. http://proquest.umi.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/pqdlink?index=12&sid=1&srchmode=3&vinst=PROD&fmt=6&startpage=-1&clientid=12520&vname=PQD&RQT=309&did=844414391&scaling=FULL&ts=1137424021&vtype=PQD&aid=1&rqt=309&TS=1137424785&clientId=12520
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Role of theory in health promotion practice
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Additional required reading re. the roles of theory in health promotion practice
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5. Pasick, R. J., Burke, N. J., Barker, J. C., Joseph, G., Bird, J. A., Otero-Sabogal, R., et al. (2009). Behavioral Theory in a Diverse Society: Like a Compass on Mars. Health Educ Behav, 36(5_suppl), 11S-35. http://heb.sagepub.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/reprint/36/5_suppl/11S
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Additional recommended readings re. the role of theory in health promotion practice
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General discussion
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