CA4S097 - Advancing and Promoting Population Health and Wellbeing across the lifespan 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2031 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | CA4S097 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Advancing and Promoting Population Health and Wellbeing across the lifespan | ||
| 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, Michelle Panniers, Angela Hiscocks, Hayley Lewis, Precious O'Driscoll | ||
| First Intended Intake: | APR 2025 | Final Year of Intake: | 2030 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100293 - school nursing | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Apr 2025 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2031 |
Module Aims
To further develop the knowledge and understanding of the student related to concepts of public health including local, national and global perspectives.
To support students to critically explore, analyse and synthesise epidemiological and demographic data to identify health inequalities and social and behavioural determinants that impact on health outcomes of populations.
To ensure students identify and evaluate national public health priorities and policy to recommend health promoting initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of community populations.
Content Summary
The content will critically appraise and examine:
Epidemiological and demographic data, social and behavioural determinants of health and health inequalities.
Public Health policy critique and evaluation.
Sustainable development goals, devolved government strategy and legal frameworks.
Political and professional drivers of health.
Environment and eco-logical health influences
Genetics and genomics.
Health cultures and practices, perceived bias and barriers to promoting health and inclusive engagement with diverse populations.
Communicable disease, immunisations and vaccinations
Non-communicable disease, diet, physical activity, substance use, sexual health, oral health, mental and emotional health, unintended injury.
Health needs assessment and community profiling.
Theories and approaches to health promotion, health communication and health literacy in the context of individual, community and population health.
Ethical approaches to health communication including bias and stigma.
Inter-professional working, participation, collaboration and community engagement.
Evidenced based interventions to improve health outcomes.
Community networks, social prescribing and asset-based solutions.
Advocacy and influence on policy change.
Evaluation methods, with targeted populations, to measure health outcomes and viability of interventions.
Determine how to assess and manage major incidents and outbreaks including contamination and communicable disease across local or national boundaries.
Plan for emergencies and pandemic threats to population health taking account of the direct and wider risk, impacts and hierarchy of controls on health and wellbeing and service provision
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 |
| Tutorials | 20 |
| Practical Classes and Workshops | 4 |
| Independent Study | 120 |
| Directed Study (including online independent learning) | 40 |
| Active/Simulation based | 4 |
| Groupwork | 4 |
| Problem/Challenge based learning?? | 6 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Critically evaluate, interpret and explain health inequalities using epidemiological, demographic and environmental data in the context of a community profile in the School Nursing field of SCPHN practice |
| LO2 | Critically analyse the impact of health inequalities and health strategies on people, community environments and populations, identifying approaches to promote and improve health outcomes of the practice population. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment | Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 | A prepared oral group presentation on the findings of a Community Profile?from the School Nursing area of SCPHN practice | 15 | N/A | 40 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | Written report based on the community profile and public policy linked to the School Nursing field of SCPHN practice. | 0 | 3000 | 60 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Report 1 | ✘ | ✘ | |