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School:
School of Human and Health Sciences
Credit Rating:
15
Level (including FHEQ):
M (FHEQ Level 7)
Graded or Non Graded:
Graded
Version Valid From:
2024-09-01
Module Leader:
Rajeeb Kumar Sah
Version Number
2024.03
Learning Methods
Guided Independent Study
Tutorial and Project Supervision
Seminar
Lecture
Synopsis
Health promotion aims to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals and groups within the community and the wider population. It includes a wide spectrum of social and environmental practices and interventions that are directed at protecting individual people’s health and improving their quality of life. Through an exploration of … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning Strategy
A combination of lectures and seminars; health promotion theories will be introduced through formal lectures and seminars used to reinforce the learning will follow this. Feedback will be given after the formative assessment and this will directly help in preparation for the summative assessments. Individual and group tutorials will be … For more content click the Read More button below.
Outline Syllabus
• Definitions of health promotion• Communication theories • Key concepts and theories • Health promotion approaches• Education for health – methods for facilitating learning • Models used in promoting health• Ethics and health promotion• Public health leadership • Healthy public policy • Evaluation and health promotion • Community development• Principles … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will
1.
Identify and critique a range of health promotion theories linking to contemporary public health practices.
2.
Critically appraise an health improvement intervention and based on the contemporary evidence base and debate its effectiveness.
3.
Critically discuss ethical issues and their importance for those working and leading health promotion.
4.
Critically appraise health promotion principles and how these impact on individuals or groups within the community.
Formative Assessment
Assessment 1: Written draft
Summative Assessment
Assessment 1: Written Assignment
Assessment Criteria
The School generic grading criteria and the learning outcomes will apply.
The expectation is that text based assessment tasks will be submitted via the VLE.