Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • A message from the instructor

    • How to use this course

    • Before we begin...

    • Introduce yourself here

    • Reflective Journal Portfolio

    • Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement

    • Learning outcomes for the award
  • 2

    Orientation Week

    • Pre-Course Reading: The Marmot Review - Fair Society, Healthy Lives 2010 and 10 years on.

    • What is Public Health?

    • Level 2 Understanding Health Improvement Award

    • An introduction to our Health and doing your bit as a Health Champion
  • 3

    Orientation Week Activites

    • Exercise 1: Questionnaire: What does 'being healthy' mean to you?

    • Exercise 2 for your Reflection Learning Journal: Health Messages

    • Exercise 3 for your Reflection Learning Journal: Your Story

    • Exercise 4 for your Reflection Learning Journal: Local Health Profiles

    • Test your learning
  • 4

    Week #1 Health Inequalities

    • Learning Outcomes for week 1

    • Health Inequalities - what does this mean?

    • Learning Outcome 1.1: Examples of Health inequalities

    • More resources on Health Inequalities in England and the UK

    • Poor paying a higher price with COVID-19

    • Learning outcome 1.2 Factors leading to health inequalities

    • Learning Outcome 1.3: Policies and methodologies for reducing inequalities in health

    • Summary and Key Learning
  • 5

    Week 1 Activities

    • Video - Longer Lives

    • Carry out the exercises in the learning outcomes for week 1

    • Test your Learning on Health Inequalities
  • 6

    Week #2 Effective Communications

    • Learning outcomes for week 2

    • Learning Outcome 2.1 Methods of effective communication

    • Mehrabian communication model

    • Motivational Interviewing Techniques

    • Learning Outcome 2.2 Barriers to Communication

    • Barriers to Communication

    • Videos - Communication Barriers

    • Avoiding the trap of making assumptions

    • Learning Outcome 2.3: Role of effective communication

    • HLOP and Make Every Contact Count (MECC)

    • Summary and Key Learning Points
  • 7

    Week 2 Activities

    • Improving the nation's health via Public Health campaigns

    • The role of the Health Champion

    • Test your learning
  • 8

    Week #3 Promoting Health Improvements

    • Learning Outcomes for week 3

    • Learning outcome 3.1: Definitions of health and well-being

    • World Health Organisation definition of health and wellbeing

    • Learning Outcome 3.2 Positive and negative influences on health and well-being

    • Physical activity guidelines for adults

    • Learning Outcome 3.3 Approaches to promotion of health and well-being

    • Brief interventions in health and community care

    • Recap on Making Every Contact Count

    • Video - Promoting Change

    • Health Promotions

    • Learning Outcome 3.4: Resources

    • Learning Outcome 3.5: Role of Individuals

    • Summary and key learning points

    • Test your learning: Promoting Health Improvements Test
  • 9

    Week #4 The impact of Change

    • Learning Outcomes for Week 4

    • Learning Outcome 4.1 How behaviour change can improve an individual’s health and well-being

    • Behaviour Change

    • Video - NHS Health Check - the impact.

    • Learning Outcome 4.2 How individuals can be encouraged to change their behaviour

    • The impact of diet and physical activity

    • MIND, the mental health charity - A guide to how physical activity is vital in maintaining mental health:

    • Smokefree

    • Learning Outcome 4.3 Positive and negative influences on behaviour change

    • Summary

    • Key learning points

    • Test your learning on the Impact of Change

  • 10

    Next steps

    • More resources for you

    • Before you go...

    • Arrangements for taking the assessment

    • Congratulations and well done for completing this course!