STRATEGY "HEALTH FOR ALL" – NURSING ROLE AND ...

TITLEAUTHORADDRESS FORCORRESPONDENCESTRATEGY »HEALTH FOR ALL« –NURSING ROLE AND PERSPECTIVEMarija Zaletel, RN, B.Sc., M.Sc.University of LjubljanaUniversity College of Health StudiesDepartment of NursingPoljanska 26 a1000 LjubljanaKEYWORDSLEARNINGOBJECTIVES(expected outcomes)SYNOPSISTEACHING METHODSStrategy, Health for All, public health nursingThe public health nursing professional will be familiar withthe importance of the conclusions of the Alma AtaConference on Primary Health Care, the Ottawa Charter forHealth Promotion, the Strategy Health for All and Healthfor All in the 21st century.They should know about recommendations from nursingmeetings and conferences which topics were Public Health,Health Promotion and Health for all.The students should recognize that the nurses have animportant role in public health and health policydevelopment.The following topics are covered:- A short presentation of the Alma AtaConference on Primary Health Care, theEuropean targets for health, the Ottawa Charterfor Health Promotion, Health for all in the 21stcentury.- A broader presentation of the first WHOEuropean Conference on Nursing, the meetingof WHO Expert Committee on Nursing Practicein 1995 and of the Second WHO MinisterialConference on Nursing and Midwifery inEurope in 2000.The teaching methods that are recommended are:- lectures- individual work- to study literature- to prepare project about nursing role in Health forall- to prepare poster- poster presentation.SPECIFICRECOMMENDATIONS

ASSESSMENT OFSTUDENTS(type of examination)In educational process we often think of objectives(»learning outcomes«) in terms what the student will gain.The objectives are considered to be three kinds: what thestudent should know, feel and do as a result of theeducation.For the future health professionals is important that theyshould express their opinions during the educationalprocess. They also should have a part of the time during thefinal presentation to have a discussion about theirimpressions, expectations and suggestions.During the educational process all students (in pairs)should prepare of two documents: project on topic of healthfor all and a poster. In project students should express theirknowledge about Strategy health for all 2000, Ottawacharter, Strategy for 21 century and present one target withsome epidemiological data with special emphasis on healthrisk factors and on problems in their country. They have todefine the level of preventive care. They should presentthis topic on poster which will be presented at final posterpresentation.Knowledge would be estimated by examination.