HS706-5-AT-SA:
Public Health and Wellbeing

The details
2024/25
Health and Social Care (School of)
Southend Campus & Apprenticeship Location
Autumn Special
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 13 December 2024
15
28 May 2024

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

FDSCB745CA Nursing Associate,
FDSCB745OD Nursing Associate

Module description

Promoting the health and wellbeing of the individual requires an understanding of the wider issues, including environment and work safety issues, heredity, lifestyle, education, social economic factors and media influence. This module expands on some of the themes introduced previously.

Module aims

The aim of this module is:



  • To stimulate the learner to have a wider interest in issues of public health, health promotion and disease prevention.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:



  1. Discuss the role of local, national, international and environmental health agencies in the relationship to lifestyle, economic status and health including measures/calculations to interpret and present information.

  2. Examine the effects of drug, alcohol, diet and smoking on health, mental and wellbeing.

  3. Critique the local and national disease prevention and health promotion measures and consider the role of the Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate in promoting health and wellbeing.

  4. Outline the principles of the Health and Safety at Work Act and the role of the Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate in maintaining and monitoring health, safety and security of self and others.

Module information

Promoting the health and wellbeing of the individual requires an understanding of the wider issues, including environment and work safety issues, heredity, lifestyle, education, social economic factors and media influence.

Learning and teaching methods

This module will be delivered via a variety of teaching methods:

  • Lectures will cover key concepts, supported by practical sessions and the use of simulated practice to enable the students to make the links between theory and practice.
  • Students will deliver a poster presentation exploring local, national and international approached related to a lifestyle issue.
  • Additional support will be provided through individual and group tutorial sessions.
  • Some student-led sessions are included.

Lectures: Will be undertaken by the module lead and other members of the lecturing team.

Independent: Some independent group work is undertaken during sessions. Time has been specifically allocated for self-directed and student led learning at various points in the module.

Placement: The learner is employed in clinical practice and will not attend additional placement.

Online: Some elements of e learning are included which may involve making contributions to a discussion forum or accessing self-directed teaching and learning exercises.

Tutorials: All students are expected to meet with the tutor at least once during the module. Personal /group tutorials can be arranged with the module lead. It is the student's responsibility to attend group tutorials and to arrange any personal tutorials with the module lead.

Skills: Students will be provided with opportunities to practice skills relevant to the module. Practical sessions to support clinical practice and assessment will provide opportunity to reflect on practice.

Bibliography

This module does not appear to have any essential texts. To see non - essential items, please refer to the module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Practical   HS706 OSCE (Summative - SA)     100% 

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Sarah Lee, email: sjlee@essex.ac.uk.
Jennifer Weston @ hscsouapp@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
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External examiner

Dr Victor Abu
London South Bank University
Senior Lecturer
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 9 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
9 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.

 

Further information

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