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Assessing and Prioritizing risk for climate adaptation in health care (1cr)

Code: SG10033-3001

General information


Enrollment
01.02.2025 - 15.06.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.04.2025 - 31.08.2025
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual portion
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Open UAS
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
1 - 20
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology
Teachers
Elina Turunen
Anne Ryhänen
Marika Lappalainen
Kaija Saramäki
Teacher in charge
Marika Lappalainen
Scheduling groups
Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20 . Open UAS : 20.)
Small groups
Open UAS students
Course
SG10033

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

Risk assessment in welfare services is part of climate change adaptation. As a social and healthcare professional, it is important for you to be able to identify the needs of older people before, during, and after climate crises.

Content

The key contents of the course are:
• Social and environmental determinants of health
• Risk assessment of older adults in social and healthcare services
• Competence and well-being of social and healthcare professionals

This course is suitable for you if you want to understand risk assessment in the social and healthcare sector. Gain tools to identify the need for support and learn nursing methods that promote adaptation to climate change.

Teaching methods

Itsenäisesti suoritettavat verkko-opinnot

Student workload

Opintojakso on 1 op = 27 h opiskelijan työtä.

Further information

EQFQ 6

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