The MHSc Program in Health Promotion, University of Toronto welcomes
applications for the September 2000 class.  Deadline is February 1.
Information about this progressive program in health promotion is available
at the web site:

http://phs.med.utoronto.ca/healthpromo/

More information is provided below...

     Graduate Study in
     Health Promotion
         at the
      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
  http://phs.med.utoronto.ca

 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 is oriented towards
producing leaders in the field of health
promotion who will influence the future
direction of health promotion activities in
Canada and abroad. Graduates of the
program are prepared to assess health
promotion needs and 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 years of the Program (part-
time study takes four years) students gain
knowledge and skills through required
courses, electives, and two practicums
with a community or private sector
agency of their choice.

Term 1
  Canada's Health Care System
  Health Promotion
  Community Health Appraisal Methods I
  One approved elective

Term 2
  Health in Individuals/Communities
  Community Health Appraisal Methods II
  Two approved electives

Summer Practicum (three months)

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

Term 4
  Health Promotion Practice Field Inquiry
  Field Research Practicum

Electives, including additional offerings in
health promotion, can be chosen from
courses offered within the Department,
Community Health in general, and from
across the University.


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 more information about the Health
Promotion Program, visit:

http://phs.med.utoronto.ca/healthpromo/

Dr. Blake Poland, Program Director
Department of Public Health Sciences
McMurrich Building, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ont.  M5S 1A8
Tel. (416) 978-7542; 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
    for Health Promotion. 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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  Long have I looked for the truth about the life of people together.
  That life is crisscrossed, tangled, and difficult to understand.
  I have worked hard to understand it and when I had done so
  I told the truth as I found it.

  - Bertolt Brecht
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Dennis Raphael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Director,
Masters of Health Science Program in Health Promotion
Department of Public Health Sciences
Graduate Department of Community Health
University of Toronto
McMurrich Building, Room 101
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5S 1A8
voice:    (416) 978-7567
fax: (416) 978-2087
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