AC6744 - Health Promotion

Varied evidence-based learning and teaching approaches will be used that recognise and support different learning styles: they will include face-to-face, self-managed and electronic learning.

Face-to-face learning will include lectures that will be paired with exploratory seminars. A scenario-based approach will be utilised. For example, personal narratives will be used to develop your understanding of multi-disciplinary team working and different professional roles to enable you to strengthen your patient-centred care. The seminars will develop a range of transferable skills using an enquiry-based learning approach. These skills will include simulation and presentations to develop communication skills and action learning to enhance the exploration of material; sharing perspectives; and working with others.

The module also encourages you to take responsibility for your own learning. Self-managed learning will include private study of indicative reading, use of extensive library provision, enquiry-based learning, and electronic learning.

Blackboard Ultra will provide a range of materials for you to access, including video and audio material, and PowerPoint presentations of the module’s key topics. Scenario-based collaborative exercises will be used to simulate multi-professional working. In addition, the electronic reading lists will highlight to you the texts that will be of use in supporting your journey on this module.

Academic support of your learning will be provided by the module team. The module team will provide support that aims to promote your academic development as an enquiry-based, problem-solving learner. These skills are considered important because they are directly transferable to your role in health promotion. During the module seminars and practical workshops your peers on the programme will also be able to provide you with feedback and support as many of the activities aim to facilitate sharing and discussion with one another.

You will obtain support from direct dialogue with academic staff during lectures and seminars, both online and in country. You will utilise peer support during the directed study and independent study periods on the module. You will also have access to a discussion board on Blackboard Ultra, where you can post questions at any point during the module and beyond. This will be monitored regularly by a member of the module team. A group tutorial to support your summative assessment will be provided. You will have access to Northumbria University’s electronic resources to support the development of academic skills; this is aimed at improving your critical thinking and writing. These resources are aimed at improving your critical thinking, reading, and writing. The resources include e-books, e-journals and an array of databases and media outputs. You will be enrolled on Blackboard Ultra, that will provide access to module teaching materials and a reading list. You will be granted membership of the Northumbria University Library (https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/home) that includes a 24/7 service catering for all your learning needs. Library membership will also give you access to academic skills development packages, accessed on-line, called Skills Plus (https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/develop-learning-skills/learning-skills ). In addition, you can access Kaplan library and student support services locally.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

By the end of this module you will be able to:

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Gain a comprehensive understanding of how improving health literacy and health promotion can positively impact on communities.

2. Understand the importance of working with patients and their families, clinical audit and health needs profiling to identify and address health promotion issues.

Intellectual/Professional skills & abilities:
3. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the determinants of health and the role of health needs profiling in health improvement.
4.
Personal Values Attributes (Global/Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. Critically reflect on how developing targeted health promotion materials has enhanced their understanding of health promotion, and the nurses role within that.

5. Be able to identify and critically appraise strategies to address health literacy and promotion, including multi-disciplinary working.

Formative assessment (Not Graded):
An action learning set format will be used, where you will present your initial ideas for a health promotion activity to a small group of peers for 5 minutes and then engage in peer feedback using a coaching model to support critical thinking and reflection, and stimulate discussion. (MLOs 1,2,3,4,5)



This preparation will then support the Summative assessment processes.

Summative Assessment (Weighting: 100%):
Production of a piece of health promotion material (such as a video, leaflet, poster, infographic, social media campaign in form of posts/stories, podcast or audio recording, interactive digital flyer or short E-Book, Public service Announcement PSA, Health Brochure or wellness calendar,) aimed at addressing a health issue within your chosen community. The task will encourage you to apply your knowledge of health literacy, determinants of health, and health promotion strategies while reflecting on the role of nurses and multidisciplinary collaboration. The final submission will be a creative, practical work product. (MLO 1,2,3,4,5)

Students must be a practising nurse who is registered with the Singapore Nursing Board

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During this module you will explore how you can develop your practice, within your own unique service setting, so that you can empower the people you care for to make healthier choices. You will explore the type of information you need to describe the health status of your service population so that you can produce a profile of their health needs. By focusing on reducing health inequalities, you will consider how clinical audit can help you find ways of improving services or patient outcomes. You will further develop knowledge and skills that support health promoting projects. You will also develop an understanding of the importance of multidisciplinary working and service user involvement to improve health. In addition, you will explore the role and art of advocacy and solution focused therapy in promoting health and wellbeing. Such knowledge and skills will enable you to contribute to reducing health inequalities and to the prevention of people dying prematurely.