Module: Health: Prevention Promotion & Protection Specialist 2

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Health: Prevention Promotion & Protection Specialist 2
Module Code	NS5133 (ITS) / HEA1044 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinator	-
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only
Students will complete coursework similar to the original assessments but it will be focused slightly differently to minimize plagiarism

Description

The module aims to provide students with evidence-based knowledge and skills specific to health promotion, protection and disease prevention at a population level. Students will be given the opportunity to apply their newly acquired knowledge in their own practice placement as part of this module. The module will equip students with competencies relevant to the practice of public health, including health promotion, protection and disease prevention in public health practice. As part of the module students will take into account populations with reduced cognitive ability/those experiencing cognitive deficits. Healthy Ireland, the principles of Sláintecare and the MECC project will be considered in the modules.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge in measuring population health and have a high level of awareness of the strengths and limitations of the various epidemiological methods.
2. Critically analyse the key population health challenges nationally and internationally
3. Critically evaluate health promotion/health protection/disease prevention interventions
4. Critically reflect on ethical issues and UN Sustainable Development Goals as they relate to population health and identify how they can be addressed in public health practice

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	36	Students will have 36 hours of online lectures which will cover the core content of the module. Each of the lectures will be supported by DCU studios in terms of their presentation. Each lecture will refer students to further reading and resources such as a book chapters, peer reviewed publications, reports, video, podcast, Ted Talk etc.
Seminars	12	Students will get 12 hours of seminars as part of this module delivered by experts working in the field of public health, health promotion and prevention.
Independent Study	77	Students will spend 77 hours on on directed learning using the module resources referred to throughout the online lectures
Clinical placement	125	Clinical Practicum: 125 hours Students will spend time applying public health practice in their own place of work, and have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge acquired during the module to their workplace to advance their competencies.
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	Students will quantitatively measure something in their public health practice setting using a structured template and will produce a report on this.	50%	Week 7
Assignment	Students will evaluate a health promotion intervention currently in place (locally, regionally or nationally) using a structured template and reflect on any ethical considerations and the sustainable development goals.	50%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category -

Indicative Reading List

Stuart McClean,Issy Bray,Nick de Viggiani,Emma Bird,Paul Pilkington: 2019, Research Methods for Public Health, SAGE Publications Limited, 9781526430014
John Harvey,Vicki Taylor: 2013, Measuring Health and Wellbeing, Learning Matters, 9780857254344
R. Bonita,R. Beaglehole,Tord Kjellström,World Health Organization: 2006, Basic Epidemiology, World Health Organization, 9241547073
David L. Heymann: 2014, Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, Amer Public Health Assn, 0875530184
Stephen Holland: 2014, Public Health Ethics, Polity, 0745662196

Other Resources

59378, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Department of Health, 0, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Ireland, DOH, https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/making-every-contact-count/, 59379, Healthy Ireland, Department of Health, 0, Healthy Ireland Framework, Ireland, https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/e8f9b1-healthy-ireland-framework-2019-2025/, 59380, Slainte Care, Department of Health, 0, Slainte Care Framework, https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/0d2d60-slaintecare-publications/, 59381, Website, Department of Health, 2021, Health in Ireland: Key Trends 2021, Ireland, Government of Ireland, https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/350b7-health-in-ireland-key-trends-, 59382, Website, United Nations, 2021, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations, https://sdgs.un.org/goals, 59383, Report, WHO, 2020, WHO-ASPHER Competency Framework for the Public Health Workforce in the European Region., Copenhagen, WHO, https://www.google.com/search?q=World+Health+Organization+(2020)+WHO-ASPHER+Competency+Framework+for+the+Public+Health+Workforce+in+the+European+Region.+WHO+Regional+Office+for+Europe%2C+Copenhagen.&rlz=1C1GCEB_enIE952IE952&oq=World+Health+Organization+(2020)+WHO-ASPHER+Competency+Framework+for+the+Public+Health+Workforce+in+the+European+Region.+WHO+Regional+Office+for+Europe%2C+Copenhagen.&aqs=chrome..69i57.959j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8,