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e Course Health Development (LCHD) and Adolescents’ plenarna predavanja | plenary lectures
Health
Jouni Tuomi
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Kuntokatu 3, FI-33520 Tampere, Finland
Although the teenage period is “privileged”, because of the generally dis-
ease-free status, this period is characterised by troublesome transformations
and transitions. During this period youngsters are, as the majority of us were,
more or less confused by the awakening of their sexuality. We try to help this
population in the demystification of these problems through the health educa-
tion courses in Finnish schools. However, this health education is problematic
from perspective of Life Course Health Development (LCHD). According to
the researches, teenagers want to take care of their health, but their knowl-
edge and attitudes on how to take care of their sexuality, especially precon-
ception health, are relatively weak despite the fact that these issues are very
important for their health and are affecting as far as to their (potential) future
children. The differences in knowledge and attitudes to sexuality and precon-
ception health between teenagers in high and vocational schools are huge, not
to mention the gender differences. Furthermore, the data regarding the afore-
mentioned problem among the teenagers, who have dropped out the schools
at the age of 16, is unknown. Our team is trying to find out new solutions for
these problems by making videos, animations and a serious game of sexual and
preconception health for youths and young adults. We have created a digital
learning environment, “a novel digital book”, for teachers of health education.
We are currently developing apps ‘to facilitate the discussion about sexual-
and preconception health’ for public health nurses working on different levels
in schools and in universities. All of these digital innovations are free of charge.
Keywords: life course health development, adolescent, preconception
health
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Health
Jouni Tuomi
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Kuntokatu 3, FI-33520 Tampere, Finland
Although the teenage period is “privileged”, because of the generally dis-
ease-free status, this period is characterised by troublesome transformations
and transitions. During this period youngsters are, as the majority of us were,
more or less confused by the awakening of their sexuality. We try to help this
population in the demystification of these problems through the health educa-
tion courses in Finnish schools. However, this health education is problematic
from perspective of Life Course Health Development (LCHD). According to
the researches, teenagers want to take care of their health, but their knowl-
edge and attitudes on how to take care of their sexuality, especially precon-
ception health, are relatively weak despite the fact that these issues are very
important for their health and are affecting as far as to their (potential) future
children. The differences in knowledge and attitudes to sexuality and precon-
ception health between teenagers in high and vocational schools are huge, not
to mention the gender differences. Furthermore, the data regarding the afore-
mentioned problem among the teenagers, who have dropped out the schools
at the age of 16, is unknown. Our team is trying to find out new solutions for
these problems by making videos, animations and a serious game of sexual and
preconception health for youths and young adults. We have created a digital
learning environment, “a novel digital book”, for teachers of health education.
We are currently developing apps ‘to facilitate the discussion about sexual-
and preconception health’ for public health nurses working on different levels
in schools and in universities. All of these digital innovations are free of charge.
Keywords: life course health development, adolescent, preconception
health
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