MW6008 - Public Health

You will learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, and directed study. There will be the opportunity for groupwork to facilitate collaborative team learning developing your enquiry and communication skills. Further reading and learning activities will be signposted throughout the module on the e-learning portal (BBU). There will be opportunities to reflect on learning in practice and to discuss the care needs of the women and the families you have met in your clinical learning on your programme thus far.

You will be supported on this module by the module teaching team, who bring a wide range of expertise to support your learning and will use a variety of approaches to suit different learning styles. Resources will be available on the BBU and there will be frequent opportunity for questions and discussion throughout module teaching.
Formative assessments will occur during the module to allow you to assess your progress and identify potential areas for development. There will also be the opportunity for peer review during group work to allow a collaborative approach to learning. There will be a group tutorial focusing on preparing you for the summative assessment and a module discussion board on the BBU for individual queries relating to the module and assessment.

The University Libraries at both Coach Lane Campus and City Campus offer an extensive collection of material, both hard copy and electronic, access to international databases and training in information retrieval. The module will be supported by University library staff and resources, including study skills support packages. You can access the interactive training via the library webpages or the following link: http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/learning-skills
Ask4Help Online provides a comprehensive range of answers to frequently asked questions and is of benefit to students as a central point of reference for information about many different topics. Ask4Help face to face service points include those located in both university libraries.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the social determinants of health and ill-health across the childbearing continuum from a local, national, and international perspective.
2. Appraise and interpret current policy and data relating to public health, the maternity experience and the evidence underpinning the promotion of health, information giving and education

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. Critique the midwife’s role in caring for pregnant women, newborn infants and their families in relation to public health and health promotion.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. Critically reflect on the diversity of women’s lives and the self-awareness required to enable inclusive, respectful engagement with all women and families.

Formative:
Formative assessments will occur via in class tests, on the BBU site and following group work presentations to allow you to self-assess your progress and identify potential areas for development.
A session on preparing media such as posters/ leaflets etc. Will be a feature of the module.

Summative:

Information leaflet and written rationale (1000 words)
An information leaflet aimed at service users and a 1000-word written rationale to give insight into your information leaflet. Submitted via Turnitin.

MLO’s 1-4; 100%

Marking rubric and qualitative feedback in BBU.

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During this module, you will be introduced to key concepts around health and ill health and their influences on the childbearing continuum. This module will assist you in your learning of health and public health issues within maternity and to the wider population. It will assist you in developing the skills needed for effective practice by developing your appreciation of health, health inequalities and the lives of women prior to pregnancy (pre-conception). By exploring the themes and topics on offer, you will understand the social, global and structural aspects that impact upon women’s lives. There are opportunities to explore the support given to women and their families through health education, information and health promotion. The module will also help you to appreciate the services available to women and the public health aspects of the role of the midwife as you begin your professional journey.