Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Nursing and Advanced Practice
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
7131PCCOMM-SEP-CTY
Aims
This module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to work at a strategic level and lead the public health agenda in the community setting.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Deconstruct the concept of health at the individual, family and community level.
2.
Synthesise public health information with the evidence base for public health practice.
3.
Critically analyse public health policy in specialist practice
4.
Critically evaluate strategies to improve health and reduce inequalities.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Overview of health and public health. Different perspectives on health.
Determinants of health.
Concepts of need.
The difference between health and health care.
Exploration of the role of a public health practitioner.
Incidence, prevalence and other concepts of risk.
Healthy public policy.
How current policy affects you and how you can influence future policy.
Inequalities in health
Programmes that tackle health inequalities.
Evidence based practice.
Where to find good epidemiological data.
Health needs assessment.
Health promotion.
Working with communities
Partnership working.
Module Overview:
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to work as a public health practitioner in the community setting.
It introduces the discipline of public health and the use of evidence to improve services. You will also learn how public policy can influence health needs and service development. The wider determinants of health and health inequalities will be examined in detail. Principles and concepts of health promotion will also be covered.
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to work as a public health practitioner in the community setting.
It introduces the discipline of public health and the use of evidence to improve services. You will also learn how public policy can influence health needs and service development. The wider determinants of health and health inequalities will be examined in detail. Principles and concepts of health promotion will also be covered.
Additional Information:This module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to work as public health practitioners in the community setting. The module will introduce students to the discipline of public health and the use of evidence to improve services. Students will also learn how public policy can influence health needs and service development. The wider determinants of health and health inequalities will be examined in detail. Principles and concepts of health promotion will also be covered.