- UCAS course code
- B901
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course unit details:
Health Promotion Y2
| Unit code | POPH20031 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 5 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This unit will explore what we mean by health promotion including the history and theories that underpin health promotion policies and practice globally. We will explore the importance of health promotion in public health practice and learn how it improves population health and wellbeing. We will explore specific exemplars from global partners to help illustrate health promotion policy and practice globally. We will explore the principal methods and theoretical approaches to the evaluation and assessment of evidence for effectiveness of health promotion programmes and interventions.
Aims
The unit aims to develop the students' basic understanding of health promotion, including global exemplars for how the history of health promotion and the theories that underpin health promotion policy and practice.
Teaching and learning methods
The majority of the course will be through elearning which will include required and additional learning, self-tests and discussion boards. There will be 5 webinars that will be recorded to allows synchronous and asynchronous learning.
Knowledge and understanding
A1 Understand how the history of health promotion is used to inform professional practice and decision making.
A2 Understand the strengths and limitaions of traditional concepts of health promotion theory and methods, and how these relate to their own work or profession.
A3 Understand how the history and theories are then implemented in global exemplars of health promotion.
Intellectual skills
B1 Identify and evaluate the evidence required for health promotion policy and practice
B2 Critically appraise the implementation of health promotion practice
Practical skills
C1 Find existing sources of evidence relevant to clinical and non-clinical health questions
C2 Be able to critically appraise common research designs and assess the published literature
Transferable skills and personal qualities
D1 Reflect on health promotion principles and applications
D2 Develop communciation skills to implement health promotion interventions
Assessment methods
| Formative assessment | Length | How and when feedback is provided | Weighting within unit (if relevant) |
| Discusson boards will provide consolidation exercises to provide feedback for the ILOs | N/A | Written feedback | 0% |
| Summative assessment task | Length | How and when feedback is provided | Weighting within unit (if relevant) |
| A recorded presentation of a health promotion topic with a copy of the presentation handed in. | 10 mins | Written feedback | 100% |
Feedback methods
Students will receive written feedback from tutors on the recorded presentation.
Recommended reading
https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-promotion#tab=tab_1
https://www.who.int/teams/social-determinants-of-health/declaration-of-alma-ata
https://www.who.int/healthpromotion/frameworkforcountryaction/en/
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Seminars | 5 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 195 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Arpana Verma | Unit coordinator |