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Module Specifications

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Module Title
Module Code
School
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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 during the practice placement as part of this module. The module will equip students with competencies relevant to the practice of 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, Slainte Care Principals 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. demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of examples of current health promotion/health protection/disease prevention infrastructure, policies and strategies/interventions nationally and internationally including infection prevention and control strategies, screening and immunisation
4. critically evaluate health promotion/health protection/disease prevention interventions
5. 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 support 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. These will be drawn from the pool of preceptors of students on their public health practice placement.
Independent Study	132	Students will spend 202 hours on on directed learning using the module resources referred to throughout the online lectures
Clinical placement	70	Clinical Practicum: 70 hours Students will spend time in public health practice placements 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	%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

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

49833, 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/, 49834, Healthy Ireland, Department of Health, 0, Healthy Ireland Framework, Ireland, https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/e8f9b1-healthy-ireland-framework-2019-2025/, 49835, Slainte Care, Department of Health, 0, Slainte Care Framework, https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/0d2d60-slaintecare-publications/, 49836, 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-, 49711, Website, United Nations, 2021, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations, https://sdgs.un.org/goals, 49837, 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,

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