Information Package / Course Catalogue
Mental Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
Course Code: HTR545
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the major issues in health promotion and disease prevention.

Course Content

Introduction to strategies for promoting health and wellness, the major causes of premature mortality and morbidity, behavioral and environmental contributions to illness and injury, as well as strategies for risk reduction. Health promotion raises a number of economic, public policy, and ethical issues that cut across the society.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understand the relationship between the public health approach, health promotion principles
2.•Identify the leading causes of illness, disease, and death by gender, age, and Population groupings
3.Develop and carry out a personal program for health promotion
4.Identify the leading causes of illness, disease, and death by gender, age, and Population groupings
5.Understand the relationship between the public health approach, health promotion principles
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Unal, S., Hisar, F., Steel, B., Ozguven, Z. (2010). University Students' Beliefs about Mental Illness. Düşünen Adam Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences
2.Unal, S., Hisar, F., Steel, B., Ozguven, Z. (2010). University Students' Beliefs about Mental Illness. Düşünen Adam Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Identify the leading causes of illness, disease,
Week 2 - Theoretical
Programs for health promotion
Week 3 - Theoretical
Programs for health promotion
Week 4 - Theoretical
Programs for mental health promotion
Week 5 - Theoretical
Programs for mental health promotion
Week 6 - Theoretical
Health promotion and disease prevention implications
Week 7 - Theoretical
Health promotion and disease prevention implications
Week 8 - Theoretical
Health promotion and disease prevention implications (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Major scientific, societal, communal, and ethical issues in health promotion.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Health promotion for Chronic mental diseases
Week 11 - Theoretical
Community mental health nurse and Healt promotion strategies
Week 12 - Theoretical
Community mental health nurse and Healt promotion strategies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Roles and responsibilities of Community Mental Health Nurses
Week 14 - Theoretical
Roles and responsibilities of Community Mental Health Nurses
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Midterm Examination29222
Final Examination1628
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026