本課程提供修課同學能了解心理健康對其個人與社會的關係，以及心理健康政策與融入各政策的重要性。由個人、家庭、與社會環境、制度等找出影響心理健康的因素，也能了解WHO和全球在心理衛生的重點與努力，以及我國發展現況。以健康促進、初級、次級、參級預防的涵蓋層面，以政策或方案來增進並提昇全民心理健康、及預防和減少心理衛生問題與精神疾病的發生，以及相關疾病的預後。
啟發學生培養瞭解各理論與學門間如何在增進身心健康上的能力，並能善用於未來職場。從心理健康定義開展，了解相關理論基礎，全民需求，方案設計，社區營造，政策制定與評估，公共心理健康普及化。

In order to let students understand what is mental health, mental health promotion, mental ill health, mental illness prevention as well as rehabilitation in the community, this course is designed to integrate the theories of public health and and other disciplines i.e.psychology, sociology etc. into practice.
Let the students aware “Mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders” and “There is no heath without mental health”. The students will encourage to take mental health promotion actions after they understand those influence factors such as individual characteristics, personality, family, social policies etc. Furthermore, how to integrate mental health into all health policies as well as all national policies as well as mental health impact assessment will be introduced.
We need Public Mental Health Promotion Law (Act)