{"ModuleCode":"CO5203","ModuleTitle":"Lifestyle And Behavior In Health And Disease","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of social and behavioural theories that are commonly used to understand health behaviour and to guide the development of interventions designed to prevent, reduce or eliminate major public health problems. It provides students with the principles and skills to address factors influencing behaviour and behaviour change at the individual, interpersonal, organizational, community and policy levels. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to apply theories and models of behavioural change to inform the design of health promotion interventions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","ExamDuration":"P2H","ExamVenue":"MD1-08-01A","AcadYear":"2014/2015","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2014-11-25T18:00+0800","IVLE":[{"Announcements":null,"Forums":[],"Workbins":[],"Webcasts":[],"Gradebooks":[],"Polls":[],"Multimedia":[],"LessonPlan":[],"ID":"c45f87b2-1157-4b86-b9c0-6008ac7cc918","CourseLevel":"1","CourseCode":"CO5203","CourseName":"LIFESTYLE & BEHAVIOUR IN HEALTH & DISEASE","CourseDepartment":"","CourseSemester":"Semester 1","CourseAcadYear":"2014/2015","CourseOpenDate":"/Date(1403712000000+0800)/","CourseOpenDate_js":"2014-06-26T00:00:00","CourseCloseDate":"/Date(1420991940000+0800)/","CourseCloseDate_js":"2015-01-11T23:59:00","CourseMC":"4","isActive":"N","Permission":"S","Creator":{"UserID":null,"Name":"MPH_IVLE","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"fae807ef-5cc8-485c-af32-de3c6c45e56d","AccountType":null},"hasGradebookItems":false,"hasTimetableItems":true,"hasGroupsItems":false,"hasClassGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasGuestRosterItems":false,"hasClassRosterItems":true,"hasWeblinkItems":false,"hasLecturerItems":true,"hasDescriptionItems":true,"hasReadingItems":true,"hasAnnouncementItems":false,"hasProjectGroupItems":false,"hasProjectGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasConsultationItems":false,"hasConsultationSlotsForSignUp":false,"hasLessonPlanItems":true,"Badge":0,"BadgeAnnouncement":0,"WebLinks":[],"Lecturers":[{"ID":"2f17a87f-e972-4b28-a621-9c49038a1f2c","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Fong Ngan Phoon","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"e999aba4-7d95-4fe2-88e3-09018edcb187","AccountType":null},"Role":"Lecturer ","Order":3,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"05984369-b5fb-41ea-b1b5-5cfc0966d096","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Wong Mee Lian","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"f3d2aa31-83fa-4806-9ef2-4aa706d591f0","AccountType":null},"Role":"Coordinator ","Order":8,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"734b496b-893a-4ce0-bb11-96e15b9c1f09","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Koh Yang Huang","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"9bc17594-1fde-4bfd-89e8-c16db8796106","AccountType":null},"Role":"Lecturer ","Order":10,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"7a1396ad-5a93-43f3-b118-e019b35e1f5b","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Mueller-Riemenschneider Falk","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"55588254-fcb2-4fe9-969b-bbb0494102fd","AccountType":null},"Role":"Lecturer ","Order":12,"ConsultHrs":null},{"ID":"a60e9c9e-a970-4978-a6a3-5e93d98f6a60","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"Hildon Zoe Jane-Lara","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"2763f4ed-3c2b-454a-a693-d9cb963565d2","AccountType":null},"Role":"Lecturer ","Order":14,"ConsultHrs":null}],"Descriptions":[{"ID":"4e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Schedule","Description":"This module is offered on Tuesdays, 6pm to 9pm, starting 12 August 2014.  Please refer to the module schedule under weblinks for more details.","Order":1},{"ID":"c7c6d5ad-1fcf-4bb3-b103-f337ac7cc9a2","Title":"Brief Module Description:","Description":"This module introduces the principles of health education, health promotion and behavioral change. It provides students with the principles and skills to address the social, psychological and environmental factors influencing behavior and behavior change. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to apply commonly used theories and models of behavior change to change behavior at the individual, group and community level.  
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\r\n\t Upon completion of the module,  the student will be able to:
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\r\n\t(i)   Describe and discuss the aims and scope of  health education and health promotion.
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\r\n\t(ii)  Describe and discuss the principles in effective health communication
\r\n\t(iii) Select and apply social and behavioral science theories and concepts to analyze health-related behavior and decisional bases for health-related actions
\r\n\t(v)  Select and apply social, psychological  and behavioral science theories to change behavior
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\r\n\t1. Social Ecological Framework of  health and lifestyle health behaviors  
\r\n\t    Scope of  health education & health promotion
\r\n\t2.  Social, cultural and environmental determinants of health behavior
\r\n\t3.  Models of individual  health behavior (HBM)
\r\n\t4. Models of individual  health behavior (Transtheoretical Model)
\r\n\t5.  Models of interpersonal health behavior
\r\n\t6. Organizational  models of behavior change
\r\n\t7. Community models of behavior change
\r\n\t8.  Physical activity and Public Health
\r\n\t 9.  Nutrition in Health Promotion
\r\n\t10. Persuasion and communication for behavior change
\r\n\t11. Intervention strategies in behavior change
\r\n\t12. Bringing theory to practice: Case studies on organizational and community approaches to promoting health in Singapore .

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\r\nGroup Presentation   30%
\r\nFinal Exam                  50%
\r\nTotal:                           100%","Order":9},{"ID":"86e5205b-7a79-4824-82b1-2656b6938525","Title":"Disclamier","Description":"The Master of Public Health programme requires attendance of 75 percent of all lectures, tutorials, workshops and seminars.
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\nWhen a student is unable to attend the required sessions, an excuse may be granted for limited time periods upon the production of evidence of illness, misadventure or leave of absence having been granted.
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\nStudents must inform the MPH Office if any of the above has taken place.
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\nFailure to meet attendance requirements will affect module grading.","Order":10}],"ReadingFormatted":[],"ReadingUnformatted":[{"ID":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","AdditionalInfo":"(a)        Compulsory reading:
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\r\n1.      Glanz K & Lewis ML (2002).  Health behaviour and health education:  Theory, research and practice.  3rd Edition. San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.
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\r\n 2.  Jacqueline Kerr, Rolf Weitkunat, Manuel        Moretti (2005) ABC of behaviour change. A guide to successful disease prevention and      health promotion.  New York: Elsevier Churchill            Livingstone.
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\r\n3.    Maibach E, Parrott RL (1995).  Designing health messages:  Approaches from Communication Theory and Public Health Practice.  London:  Sage Publications.
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\r\n(b)        Supplementary reading:
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\r\n1.        Julie Cwikel (2006). A Textbook of Social Epidemiology:  Strategies for Public Health Activism. New York: Columbia University Press
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