PE4S241 - Protecting the public’s health 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PE4S241 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Protecting the public’s health | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Allied Health and Chiropractic | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Clinical Services | ||
| Module Leader: | Karl New | ||
| Module Team: | |||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2021 | Final Year of Intake: | 2026 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100260 - healthcare science | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
To understand how to identify, assess and communicate risks associated with hazards relevant to health protection, and coordinate an appropriate public health response.
Content Summary
Indicative content to include topics outlined in notes and/or any other relevant current topics:
Week 1
Identification, risk and hazard identification.
To identify and risk assess communicable and environmental hazards.
Epidemiology (including microbial epidemiology), and biology (including microbiology) of communicable diseases. Causes, distribution, natural history, clinical presentation, methods of diagnosis and control of infections of local and international public health importance.
Week 2
Environmental determinants of disease and their control.
Surveillance.
Health and social behaviour: in relation to risk of infectious and environmental diseases.
Week 3
Health protection - identifying and managing an outbreak.
Surveillance.
Communicable disease: definitions, surveillance and methods of control.
Current outbreak investigation including the use of relevant epidemiological methods.
Waterborne, airborne outbreaks.
Week 4
Health protection - identifying and managing an incident.
Principles of the current public health aspects of emergency planning and managing environmental/chemical and radiological incidents including the roles and legal responsibilities of people and organisations involved in protecting the population’s health and well-being.
Week 5
Surveillance.
Immunisations and screening.
The design, evaluation, and management of current screening & immunisation programmes.
Week 6
Implementing change.
Current national and international public health legislation and its application.
Current legislation in environmental control and international aspects of hazard control.
Whole systems approaches government and local policy/ regulation; environment; behavioural change, screening programmes.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 60 |
| Directed Study | 99 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 1 |
| Groupwork | 40 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Use appropriate data and evidence to critically apply the appropriate techniques and methods to identify and assess the risks and hazards of communicable disease and non-communicable disease, relevant to health protection. |
| LO2 | Co-ordinate appropriate public health responses, communicating effective interventions to protect populations by preventing communicable and non-communicable disease, ensuring that this is supported by the critical application of robust evidence. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Online Assessment | Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1 | End of Module examination related to protecting the public’s health | 60 | N/A | 30 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Self Reflective Assessment 1 | Reflective Journal | 0 | 600 | 10 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project 1 | Completion of a group project related to protecting the public’s health | 0 | N/A | 20 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Case study 1 | Case based scenarios and discussion Forum related to protecting the public’s health | 0 | N/A | 40 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Self Reflective Assessment 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Project 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Case study 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |