Promoting Health in the Population – Unit code: K/615/3825

Unit HSC303

RQF level: 3

Aim

Promoting health is a responsibility of everyone who works in health and social care. It is also an important government agenda. So, how do we as individuals promote the health of our service users and the government promote health within the wider population?

In this unit learners will look at how the government, through organisations such as Public Health England, tries to improve the health of the population, including the policies and activities the government undertakes to improve the health of the nation. Learners will also look at their role in monitoring the population’s health, including the factors can affect health and the government’s role in trying to reduce these factors.

From an individual service user’s view, learners will examine the role of health promotion and some common approaches and models used by practitioners to promote and protect the health of the communities they serve. Learners will explore how to run a small health campaign and how to overcome barriers to participation.

It is important that everyone working in health and social care sectors supports service users to maintain as healthy a lifestyle as possible to minimise the development of future health conditions., including service users with long-term conditions.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes. To achieve this unit a learner must be able to:	Assessment Criteria: Assessment of these outcomes demonstrates the learner can:
1.Understand how public health policy is developed to improve the health of the population.	1.1 Discuss the process for developing a public health policy. 1.2 Describe the potential groups who can influence public health policy. 1.3 Explain how the government monitors the health of the nation.
2.Understand the factors that can affect health in the population.	2.1 Assess the factors affecting health in the population. 2.2 Discuss the potential benefits of improving health in the population.
3. Understand how health promotion can influence individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles.	3.1 Evaluate two models commonly used in health promotion. 3.2 Assess approaches commonly used to increase public awareness.
4. Develop and analyse the effectiveness of a health promotion campaign.	4.1 Produce health promotion material for a target audience. 4.2 Deliver a small health promotion campaign. 4.3 Analyse the effectiveness of the health promotion campaign. 4.4 Explain the potential barriers to participation in health promotion campaigns.