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School:

School of Human and Health Sciences

Credit Rating:

30

Level (including FHEQ):

I (FHEQ Level 5)

Graded or Non Graded:

Graded

Version Valid From:

2019-05-01

Module Leader:

Charlotte Kenyon

Version Number

2023.01

Learning Methods

Practical Classes and Demonstrations

Lecture

Guided Independent Study

Tutorial and Project Supervision

Professional Body Requirements

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Synopsis

You will have the opportunity to explore the public health role of the midwife and examine the national public health agenda and government initiatives that are used with women and their families across varying neighbourhoods. This will be assessed through coursework where you will undertake a neighbourhood profile and an … For more content click the Read More button below. This module provides you with the opportunity to explore the public health role of the midwife, and how midwives can be involved in inter-professional partnerships working with women and their families across varying neighbourhoods. The national and international public health agenda will be scrutinised, as will the government initiatives in place relating to public health.

Learning Strategy

Lectures, student centred discussions, participatory exercises, and workshops. A Unilearn site will be available for this module and students will access this regularly for announcements, guidance, online activities blended learning and supplementary information.

Outline Syllabus

• Core principles of public health• Epidemiology• Assessment of need, community profiling, community development• Inter-professional policy, concepts and principles in a local, national and international context• Evaluation of public health initiatives• Models of health related decision making• Maternal, perinatal and infant mortalities• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome• Wider social and public … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will
1.
Analyse the role of the midwife as a public health practitioner in enhancing the wellbeing of families and communities.
2.
Analyse the policy context of inter-professional working and collaborative practice.
3.
Reflect on how social, economic, and environmental factors impact on the health and wellbeing of childbearing women and their families.
4.
Discuss how policy and guidance influence midwifery practice to enhance collaborative woman-centred care.

Formative Assessment

Assessment 1: Other

Summative Assessment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Assessment Criteria

The School generic grading criteria and the learning outcomes will apply. Identities of individuals and organisations should be anonymised and confidences respected. Consent should be obtained from individual service users for use of any of their personal health information. The expectation is that text based assessment tasks will be submitted … For more content click the Read More button below. Students will be required to pass both elements of assessment to gain credit of the module.

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