Promoting health through physical activity

lephy1344  2026-2027  Louvain-la-Neuve

Promoting health through physical activity
3.00 credits
22.5 h
Q1
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Teacher(s)
de Geus Sebastiaan;
Language
French
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
  • Stratégies de promotion et de changement en matière de comportement d’activité physique en tant que pilier de la santé. 
  • Introduction aux modèles d’adoption de comportement d’activité physique en tant que pilier de la santé. 
  • Introduction à l’EBP. 
  • Adhésion aux comportements d’activité physique en tant que pilier de la santé. 
  • Interventions pour augmenter l’activité physique et diminuer la sédentarité ainsi que l’inactivité physique. 
  • Les inégalités en matière de santé et APS 
  • Le rôle que peut jouer le master en éducation physique au sein des soins de santé. 
  • Sport sur ordonnance. 
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

  • Distinguish between strategies for promoting and changing physical activity behaviour as a pillar of health. (2.2, 3.1, 3.4, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3) 
  • Design an intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity (1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 5.1, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3) 
  • Analyse social contexts in relation to physical activity and sedentary behaviour. (1.1, 1.7, 2.2, 3.3, 7.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3) 
 
Content
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to health promotion through physical activity.
  • Chapter 2: Strategies for promoting health and behavioural change in relation to health and a sedentary lifestyle
  • Chapter 3: Introduction to models of health behaviour adoption (including physical activity):
  • Chapter 4: What is evidence-based practice?
  • Chapter 5_1: Correlates, determinants, moderators and mediators of health, physical activity and sedentary behaviour
  • Chapter 5_2: Correlates: practical examples relating to physical activity and sedentary behaviour
  • Chapter 5_3: Motivators and barriers to physical activity
  • Chapter 6: National and international initiatives for health promotion and physical activity
  • Chapter 7: What role can Evidence-Based Practice play within healthcare (interprofessional team)
Teaching methods
This module will be taught face-to-face in a lecture theatre.
Evaluation methods
  • Assessment of the course is based on a written examination held during the examination period, comprising open-ended questions designed to assess all the learning outcomes of the teaching unit.
  • The assessment arrangements for the first examination period apply to the second examination period.
Other information
This course is reserved for FSM students. Access is possible to other UCLouvain students on the basis of an application to be submitted to the course coordinator.
Online resources
Course materials: Course notes in the form of PowerPoint presentations and academic articles, which will be uploaded to Moodle.
Faculty or entity
> FSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Motor skills : General
EDPH1BA
3
LEPHY1108 AND LEPHY1109