AU1S005 - Promoting Health & Wellbeing 21 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: AU1S005
Module Title: Promoting Health & Wellbeing
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty Sub Group: Nursing
Module Leader: Jemma Pimm, Anitha Livingstone
Module Team: Angela Hiscocks, Stacey Rees, Katie Spender, Dawn Parry, Autumn Bevan, Precious O'Driscoll, Hayley Lewis, Natasha Miller, Marcelle Dos Santos, Steve Walden, Alexandra James, John Witcher
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100290 - nursing
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 21 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

To enable the student to explore the concepts of health promotion, prevention and protection and to promote health and wellbeing across the lifespan

Content Summary

The content of this module will be applied across all four fields of nursing. The module will explore the following themes:

Holistic health and wellbeing across the lifespan covering all 4 fields of practice (Adult, Mental, Child and Learning Disability Fields)

Defining the role of the family and/or community in health promotion and illness prevention

Local, national & international perspectives on health and wellbeing.

The dynamic nature of health linking with self and family ownership of health and individual experience, health literacy, values, attitudes and beliefs

Defining, identifying and measuring health needs, wellbeing & ill-health – Epidemiology genomics and demography
Identify factors affecting health and wellbeing across the lifespan, the determinants of health and inequalities encompassing community profiles

Examination of definitions and models of health promotion in the context of prevention and protection, specifically motivation and empowerment across the age continuum.

Current legislation and implications for public health and health promotion. prioritising, implementing and evaluating health promotion interventions. To include genomics, reasonable adjustments and strength-based approaches

The role of the nurse in prevention, promotion and protection, ‘Making Every Contact Count’. Linking with other professionals (MDT and Voluntary) to meet the health needs of individual clients and groups.

Identifying vulnerability and issues of safeguarding and protection in the context health promotion and prevention across fields of nursing.

Impact of adverse childhood experiences

Global patterns of health and well-being outcomes

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 28
Seminar 8
Independent Study 34
Directed Study 120
Active/Simulation Based 10
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Identify the determinants of health and well-being in the context of families and the wider community locally, nationally and globally
LO2 Demonstrate an understanding of the promotion of health and wellbeing, prevention and protection against disease and ill health applied to specific field of practice

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Portfolio Portfolio 1 Design a Health Promotion Leaflet to apply the learning outcomes to field specific client or client group 0 2000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1

Reading List

Core Texts

Corcoran, N (Ed.) (2013) Communicating Health, strategies for health promotion, (2nd Edition), Sage, London Evans,D; Coutsaftiki,D; Fathers,PC (2017) Health promotion and public health for nursing students. Sage, London

Nies, MA and McEwen,M (2019) Community/public health nursing: promoting the health of populations. Elsevier Saunders. St Louis.

Wills,J, (2014 ) Fundamentals of health promotion for nurses. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester.

Adult Texts
Naidoo,J and Wills,J (2010) Developing practice for public health and health promotion (3rd Edition) Balliere Tindal, Elsevier. Edinburgh.
Upton, D and Thirlaway, K. (2014) Promoting healthy behaviour, a practical guide, Routledge. Oxon,

Child Texts
Blair, M (2010) Public health for children. Oxford University Press. Oxford
DeBell, D (2016) Public Health for children (2nd Edition) Taylor & Francis, London.
Roberts, H. (2012) What works in reducing inequalities in child health? (2nd Edition). Policy Press. Bristol

Learning Disability Texts
Atherton H, Crickmore D (Eds) (2011) Learning Disabilities: Towards Inclusion (6th Edtition). Churchill Livingstone. London
Gates, B. and Mafuba, K. (2015) Learning Disability Nursing: modern day practice, CRC Press. Boca Raton.
Hardy, S., Chaplin, E. and Woodward, P. (2016) Supporting the Physical Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities: A Handbook for Professionals, Support Staff and Families. Pavilion Publishing. Brighton.
Mafuba,K (2015) Role of the learning disability nurse in promoting health and well-being. In Gates,B; Mafuba,K (2015) Learning Disability Nursing: Modern day practice. Taylor & Francis. London.
Moulster, G., Iorizzo, J., Kernohan, J. (2019) The Moulster and Griffiths Learning Disability Nursing Model. A Framework for Practice.:Jessica Kingsley. London.
Prasher, V. and Janicki, M. (2019) Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (2nd Edition). Springer. Cham (Switzerland)
Taggart, L. and Cousins, L. (eds) (2014) Health promotion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Open University Press. Berkshire

Mental Health Texts
Bradshaw, T. and Mairs, H. (2017) Health promotion and wellbeing in people with mental Health problems, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc, California
Harvey,J and Taylor,V (2013) Measuring health and wellbeing. Sage. London.
Walker,P and John,M (2012) From public health to wellbeing: the new driver for policy and action. Red Globe Press. London.