Universität Wien

230113 VO Health and Health Promotion in Organisational Settings (2013S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 05.03. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 12.03. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 19.03. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 09.04. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 16.04. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 23.04. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 30.04. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 07.05. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 14.05. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 28.05. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 04.06. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 11.06. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 18.06. 13:45 - 15:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

There are several reasons why Sociologists should be especially interested in the relationship of health and organisations. In a Society of Organisations, health impacts of these settings gain increasing relevance, and health gains more and more attention in today;s society labelled as a Health Society by some. So interest also in health impacts of settings dominated by organisations like schools, hospitals, long-term care units, offices, factories etc. increases; we want to know more about risks and potentials. And also interest increases how we can influence this impact in a positive direction. Health promotion has evolved as new strategy to influence health in the last 30 years, sponsored by WHO in many forms, developing policy contexts, professional practice and scientific knowledge. Sociology has contributed a lot, particularly concerning the Settings Approach. Many of these settings in which we live our everyday life and heavily impact on our health are controlled or at least influenced by organisations. Intervention strategies of the Settings Approach focus on determinants that are influenced by organisational functioning, trying to optimize in a health promoting directiion.
Inputs and discussions will include the following issues:
-an extended understanding of health
- theoretical and empirical knowledge on impacts of organisations on health
- the concept of Settings
- Strategies for health promotion in organisational settings, examples from schools, business companies, hospitals and long-term care facilities
- Empirical research on the settings approach: Type and function of research (needs assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, impact analysis, action research etc.), design and methods
- Health Promotion as strategy to extend social control? A critical reflection

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular participation in sessions and discussions; written exam at the end

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Development of a scientifically based understanding of the relationship of health and organisation and of health promotion as intervention strategy. Focus on the settings approach.
Especially relevant also with reference to the option of a Master Thesis in the field of health and organisation a basic orientation on the current state of resarch will be provided, focussing on specific settings like schools, business companies, hospitals and long-term care facilities; understanding different task for resarchers like conceptualization, needs assessment/ diagnosis; evaluation.

Examination topics

Lecture and discussion in various forms of communication, supported by scientific literature

Reading list

See above

Association in the course directory

in 905: MA F Gesundheit und Organisation

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