CA4S037 - Promoting the Public Health of Populations 01 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: CA4S037
Module Title: Promoting the Public Health of Populations
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Community and Professional Practice Nursing
Faculty Sub Group: Community Nursing
Module Leader: Dwynwen Spargo
Module Team: Michelle Thomas, Nova Corcoran, Precious O'Driscoll
First Intended Intake: DEC 2012 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100281 - community nursing
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2017
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

To critically evaluate, from multiple perspectives, the impact of public health in the context of primary health care and critically synthesise the knowledge and skills necessary to promote, empower and improve the health of individuals, families and communities.

Content Summary

Defining public health and the public health agenda; Determinants and Inequalities of health; Social policy and public health strategies; Appraising policy and national targets to improve child and young people’s health; Community profiling; Health Needs Assessment; Demography; Measurements of health; Health communication; Models and approaches to public health and health promotion; Settings for health promotion; Community engagement; Multi/inter-agency working; Participation; Partnership; Collaborative working; Facilitating learning in groups; Interpersonal skills; Assertiveness; Empowerment; Influencing skills; Evaluation Skills;

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 30
Tutorial 2
Project supervision 2
Practical classes and workshops 2
Work based learning 100
Independent Study 60
Directed Study 4
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To critically evaluate, from multiple perspectives, the impact of strategies on public health practice within the context of primary health care
LO2 To conceptualise and critically evaluate the contribution of the SCPHN practitioner to collaborative approaches when meeting health needs.
LO3 Critically analyse the role and impact of the SCPHN practitioner to enable individuals, families, groups and communities to recognise their health needs and take appropriate action.
LO4 The student will be required to demonstrate proficiency in the NMC and NOS standards relating to SCPHN (Health Visiting and School Nursing).

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 A 3,000 word assignment critically analysing how a health need identified in the students Community Profile would be addressed in practice, identifying and applying an appropriate health promotion theory and model 0 3000 100 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Assessment Clinical Practice Completion 1 Assessed in practice by QPT need to be achieved at Proficient level (pass/fail) 0 N/A 0 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Essay 1
Clinical Practice Completion 1

Reading List

Orme J, Powell J, Taylor P, Grey M (2007) Public Health for the 21st Century: New perspectives on policy, participation and Practice 2nd Edition. McGraw Hill & Open University Press, Maidenhead

Naidoo, J and Wills, J (2010) Developing Practice for Public Health and Health Promotion, 3rd Ed, .Bailliere Tindall

Naidoo, J and Wills, J (2009) Foundations for Health Promotion, Bailliere Tindall

Carnwell R, Buchanan J (2009) Effective practice in health and social care. 2nd Edition Open University Press, Maidenhead

Corcoran, N (Ed.) (2013) Communicating Health, strategies for health promotion, 2nd Ed., London, Sage

DeBell D (Ed.) (2007) Public Health practice and the school age population. Hodder Arnold London

Earle, Lloyd, Sidell and Spur (2007) Theory and Research in promoting public health: London: Sage

Jones, L. and Douglas, J. (2012) Public Health : Building Innovative Practice: London: Sage

Robothom A, Frost M. (2005) Health Visiting: Specialist Community Public Health Nursing.2nd Edition Elsevier Churchill Livingstone Edinburgh

Scriven, A. (2010) Promoting health: a practical guide: Ewles and Simnett, London, Bailliere Tindall

Thornbury G (Editor) (2009) Public Health Nursing Wiley- Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford

Thurtle, V. and Wright, J. (Eds) (2007) Promoting the health of school age children, London, Quay books

Upton, D and Thirlaway, K. (2014) Promoting healthy behaviour, a practical guide, Oxon, Routledge