Contact Hours: (36 hrs)
25 hours Interactive lectures, groupwork and seminars
6 hours Individual and group tutorials
5 hours Student led sessions
BLACKBOARD materials will support learning

Independent Study Hours: (114hrs)
46 hours Library searching
28 hours Assessment preparation
17 hours Preparation for student led sessions
23 hours accessing electronic support

Clinical Placements
Library
IT resources

Eweles l, Simnett. I, (2010) Promoting Health: A Practical Guide ( 6th Edition ) Edinburgh Bailliere Tindall
Green. J Tones. K (2010) Health Promotion: Planning and Strategies ( 2nd Edition) London Sage.
Naidoo. J, Wills. J. (2009) Foundations for Health Promotion ( 3rd Edition) Edinburgh Bailliere Tindall

A 3000 word individual piece of work, weighted at 100%. (addressing LO's 1-5)

Outline how you would justify, develop, apply and critically evaluate a health promotion initiative in a clinical setting.
Your essay should be supported by appropriate research evidence and your learning from practice.

Formative Assessment / Feedback: through group tutorials and group discussion.

Health and Social Care Policy
Critically examine and apply current national health and social care policy
Explore current debates in health and social care related to funding and determining needs
Examine common problems in the implementation of health and social policy
Multi-agency working, collaboration and partnership to support health improvement and social well-being.

Health Promotion
Critically examine current theory and evidence for health promotion and consider its application in health and social care professions.
Determine and apply effective and appropriate approaches and models of health promotion
Explore the ethical issues affecting health promotion interventions
Determine effective strategies for supporting changes of health behaviour in one to one and group settings
Approaches to planning and evaluating health promotion initiatives.
Community Focused case studies