FSL5422 - Promoting Health

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 demonstrate knowledge and understanding of psychological factors relating to health behaviours, e.g. self esteem, peer pressure, locus of control and theories of behaviour change
2 evaluate school and community health promotion initiatives
3 identify resources available to support health promotion in schools
4 plan, implement and evaluate a health event

Content:

Psychological factors and theories: health belief model; transtheoretical model; self esteem; locus of control; significant others.
Health promotion initiatives, e.g. Active Playgrounds, ‘Watch it’, ‘Cool Dudes’.
Curriculum resources, e.g. DfES ‘Wired for Health’, BNF Healthy Schools, PSHCE materials.
Specialist support services
How to achieve the National Healthy School Standards
Planning, implementing and evaluating health events

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures, discussions and workshops over 6 weeks will prepare students to implement a health event in the following half term

Lectures
Contact hours: 5 x 5 = 25

Workshops (Semester 1)
Contact hours: 1 x 1

Work-based tasks
Contact hours: 24

Guided Independant Study
Hours: 150

Assessment:

001 Oral Presentation 15mins equiv & written plan 750 words end of module 50%
002 Report 2000 words 6 weeks after end of module 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Jo McDonald
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5FD2

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