ED31420 - HEALTH AND EDUCATION

Module Identifier

ED31420

Module Title

HEALTH AND EDUCATION

Academic Year

2003/2004

Co-ordinator

Dr Malcolm Thomas

Semester

Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)

Course delivery

Lecture

10 Hours

Seminars / Tutorials

10 Hours

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	3 Hours	50%
Semester Assessment	Assignment: 2,500 words	50%
Supplementary Assessment	All failed or missing elements of assessment to be re-taken or made good.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

understand the key concepts and models in health education;
understand how the health message is promoted by referring to a wide range of epidemiological studies;
demonstrate the influences of health education and promotion on society; and
examine the key roles of: schools, families, health care organization, and industry, to effectively promote health education.

Brief description

The last 20 years has witnessed an on-going debate as to what constitutes the best strategy for improving the health of the nation. Among the issues examined are: key concepts in health education; the influence of diet, exercise and physiological stress on health; indicators to good health; epidemiology and its role in health education; risky behaviours; health education and promotion; factors influencing the health promoting message; the influence of health promotion on society; health and academic performance; and health promotion in schools.

Aims

Extend the academic contents of the existing ten-credit module into a twenty-credit module;

Provide students with more time and opportunity to undertake a health-related survey;

Enhance the active participation of students in group-project work that will enable them to acquire key interpersonal and research skills.

Content

Introduction: an insight into the meaning of the terms 'Good Health' and 'Healthy Eating'

Key concepts and models in health education

Key concepts and models in health education

Nutritional disorders: their role in health education. The influence of diet, exercise and physiological stress on health

Indicators to good health

Epidemiology: its role in health education

Health education and promotion: identifying key models

The influence of health promotion on society

Factors influencing the health promotion message

Health promotion in schools.

Reading Lists

Books
BOWLING, A (1991) Measuring Health: A review of quality of life measurement scales Milton Keynes: Open University Press
DINES, A and CRIBB, A (eds) (1993) Health promotion concepts and practice. Blackwell Scientific Publications.
DOWNIE, R S, FYFE, Carol and TANNAHILL, Andrew (1990) Health Promotion Models and Values. Oxford: Open University Press
HMSO (1992) The health of the nation: a strategy for health in England. London: HMSO

Articles
KEIRLE, K and THOMAS, M (2000) The influence of school health education programmes on the knowledge and behaviour of school children towards nutrition and health. Research in Science and Technological Education, 18(2), 173-190.
THOMAS, M, BENTON, D, KEIRLE, K and PEARSALL, R (2000) An investigation into the factors that prevent secondary schools becoming health promoting. The Welsh Journal of Education, 9(1), 64-77
THOMAS, M, BENTON, D, KEIRLE, K and PEARSALL, R (1998) A review of the health promoting status of secondary schools in Wales and England. Health Promotion International, 13(2), 121-129.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6