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Dennis Raphael
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Graduate Study in
Health Promotion

University of Toronto

Health promotion is the process of
enabling people to increase control
over, and to improve, their health
(Ottawa Charter, 1986).

Department of
Public Health Sciences,
Graduate Department of
Community Health,
McMurrich Building,
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8


What is the MHSc. Program
   in Health Promotion?

Founded in 1979, the program has a
unique social science emphasis on
health and health promotion issues.

The program focuses on the societal and
personal determinants of health. It
examines approaches that are directed
towards healthy public policy and
communities, in addition to individuals.

The program prepares professionals to
assess health promotion needs and then
design, implement, and evaluate the
impact of various health promotion
strategies.

The program consists of four semesters
of academic study with two practicums.
It is available on a full-time (two years) or
part-time (four years) basis.


  Our graduates work in a wide range of
  positions in governmental and voluntary
  health agencies at the federal, provincial
  and municipal levels.  Increasingly, our
  graduates are finding employment
  opportunities in the private sector.


         Course of Study in the
            Full-Time Program

Over the two academic years of the
MHSc. Program (part-time study takes
four years) students gain knowledge and
skills through a combination of required
courses, electives, and two practicum
experiences with a community or private
sector agency of their choice.

Term 1
Canada's Health Care System
Health Promotion
1 approved elective in statistics/methods
1 approved elective

Term 2
Health in Individuals and Communities
Community Health Appraisal Methods
2 approved electives

Summer Practicum (three months)

Term 3
Critical Thinking in Community Health
Theory/Practice of Program Evaluation
Critical Issues in Health Promotion
1 approved elective

Term 4
Health Promotion Practice Field Inquiry
Field Research Practicum
Major Health Promotion Inquiry Paper


          Application Procedure
         (Deadline, February 1)

Entry into the program is very
competitive.  We seek mature applicants
with work or volunteer experience in the
health field. We accept 10 applicants per
year from the 70-80 who apply.

Selection is done on the basis of:

Academic grades of a mid-B standing
or better for the final year are required.

A personal letter outlining your vision of
health promotion and your reasons for
wishing to enter the program.

Letters of reference from persons
familiar with your academic potential
and/or your work performance.

Experience in the health field must be
demonstrated through health-related
volunteer work or paid employment.

Social science courses such as
sociology, psychology, anthropology,
economics, political science, or women's
studies are required.

Statistics competence through the
achievement of a B standing or better in
one introductory level statistics course.
Program Faculty

Faculty academic backgrounds are in
education, geography, health policy,
nursing, psychology, and sociology.

Current faculty interests include
access to care, children's health,
community development, cross-cultural
issues in aging, ethnicity and health,
information technology, health of street
children and others on the margins of
society, integrated service delivery
systems, life-style assessment and
intervention, quality of life, qualitative
and quantitative research methods,
sociology of health and biomedical
practice, workplace health promotion and
women's health.

    The MHSc. Program in Health
    Promotion strives to produce graduates
    who reflect the diversity of Canadian
    society.  Our students come from a
    range of cultures and educational
    backgrounds such as anthropology,
    health education, journalism, medicine,
    nursing, occupational therapy,
    physical education, psychology,
    social work, sociology, and women's
    studies. We therefore encourage
    application to the program by those
    with a range of backgrounds and
    professional  interests.

Want to Know More?

For information about the Health
Promotion Program please contact:

Dr. Dennis Raphael, Acting Director
Department of Behavioural Science
McMurrich Building
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ont.  M5S 1A8
Tel. (416) 978-7567; fax: (416) 978-2087
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

For application forms contact:

Graduate Dept. of Community Health
McMurrich Building, Room 6
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
tel: 416-978-2058; fax: 416-978-1883
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.utoronto.ca/chl

    Centre for Health Promotion
  The Program in Health Promotion is
  affiliated with the Centre for Health
  Promotion which is a World Health
  Organization Collaborating Centre.

  Students benefit from its many
  research, education, and service
  activities. The Centre has many links
  with the university and community
  and has over 150 members and
  associates and 26 affiliated units.


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That which is sure is not sure.
As things are, they shall not remain.
         -Bertolt Brecht
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Dennis Raphael, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Associate Professor
University of Toronto
Division of Community Health
Faculty of Medicine
Department of Behavioural Science
McMurrich Building, Room 101
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Tel: (416) 978-7567
Fax: (416) 978-2087
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]