Promoting Health and Wellbeing
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| HLTH2003 | Health Sciences | 2 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- HLTH2003
- School
- Health Sciences
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This course builds on the foundations of the introduction to health promotion and public health. The course requires students to apply the principles of working in partnership with individuals, families and communities to facilitate health improvement in multi-disciplinary context.
This course will cover the following topics
Knowledge and understanding of evidence based health promotion initiatives on key contemporary topics
Commissioning process enables health-enhancing activities in multiagency and multi-disciplinary contexts
Principles of working in partnership with individuals, families and communities to facilitate health improvement.
Evidence base in health promotion, health protection and public health activities.
Holistic assessment of the health needs individuals/ families and/or communities.
Target Students
Students on the BSc Health Promotion and Public Health academic plan
Classes
There will be 60 hours tutor led taught days - the remaining 140 hours are allocated for self-directed study activities, tutorials and assignment support
Assessment
- 100% Presentation: Students present a health needs assessment of a topic from current agenda for health improvement through a 20 minute oral presentation with 10 minutes for questions.
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
To apply the principles of working in partnership with individuals, families and communities to facilitate health improvementLearning Outcomes
Develop knowledge and understanding of evidence based health promotion initiatives on key contemporary topics
Identify how commissioning process enables health-enhancing activities in multiagency and multi-disciplinary contexts
Explore the principles of working in partnership with individuals, families and communities
Apply the principles of working in partnership with individuals, families and communities to facilitate health improvement
Appraise the evidence base in health promotion, health protection and public health activities
Construct and evaluate a comprehensive rigorous and holistic assessment of the health needs individuals/families and/or communities