Overview
In this topic students will critically explore the principles of working with individuals, families, groups and communities within a broad Primary Heath Care (PHC) framework including the concepts of health promotion, health education, public health and population health.
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Aims
This topic aims for students to develop specialised knowledge of the constructs and contexts of working with individuals, groups, families and communities within a broad primary health care framework.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Critique the principles of health promotion and explain how they inter-relate with primary health care, public health, community health and population health
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Critically explore and evaluate how bio-psycho-social and ecological determinants of health impact individuals, families, groups and communities in different settings
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Analyse the principles of health education at an individual level and explain how they inter-relate with social learning theory, behavioural and lifestyle health interventions, health literacy, health communication, and media
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Evaluate the impact of local, national and global health policy in determining health care strategies and service provision
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Critique and apply health promotion frameworks, tools and models to assess and evaluate primary health care programmes
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Evaluate a range of existing strategies for primary health care, public health and population health intervention, regarding their impact on individuals, families, groups and communities
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