Health Education and Promoting Wellbeing

Course Description

This unit will develop learners understanding of approaches to health education and the methods that are used to identify health inequalities. Theoretical models using health education to bring about behaviour change will be examined and learners will be able to design a health education campaign.

Course Objectives

This unit will develop learners understanding of approaches to health education and the methods that are used to identify health inequalities. Theoretical models using health education to bring about behaviour change will be examined and learners will be able to design a health education campaign.

Key Topics

1. LO1: Understand approaches to health education.
2. LO2: Understand models of behaviour change.
3. LO3: Be able to carry out a health education campaign.

Course Outline

Learning Outcomes

1. LO1 Understand approaches to health education.
2. 1.1 Evaluate the concept of health and ill health.
3. 1.2 Compare and contrast models of health.
4. 1.3 Analyse factors affecting health and well-being.
5. 1.4 Analyse the connection between diet, exercise and health.
6. 1.5 Evaluate the role of media in influencing attitudes to health.
7. 1.6 Explain the terms: ● health education ● health protection ● disease prevention.
8. 1.7 Explain approaches to health promotion.
9. LO2 Understand models of behaviour change.
10. 2.1 Explain two models of behaviour change that have been used in recent national health education campaigns.
11. 2.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of different models of behaviour change in relation to health and well-being.
12. LO3 Be able to carry out a health education campaign.
13. 3.1 Define the rationale of a health education campaign.
14. 3.2 Carry out a health education campaign, relating it to models of behaviour change.
15. 3.3 Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the health education campaign.
16. 3.4 Explain ethical issues involved in the health education campaign.