Applying Health Education and Promoting Wellbeing in practice: case studies

This week’s topics

Applying Health Education and Promoting Wellbeing in practice: case studies

1. Case analysis
2. Linking theory to practice
3. Evaluating evidence
4. Harnessing evidence to tackle health issues | Research for the Real World
5. Co-ordinated care in the Sandwell Integrated Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
6. What is Evidence-Based Practice?

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Evaluate the concept of health and ill health.
• 1.2 Compare and contrast models of health.
• 1.3 Analyse factors affecting health and well-being.
• 1.4 Analyse the connection between diet, exercise and health.
• 1.5 Evaluate the role of media in influencing attitudes to health.
• 2.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of different models of behaviour change in relation to health and well-being.
• 3.3 Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the health education campaign.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

• Harnessing evidence to tackle health issues | Research for the Real World · YouTube · UCL Institute of Education · 33 min · for registered students
• Co-ordinated care in the Sandwell Integrated Mental Health and Wellbeing Service · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 min · for registered students
• What is Evidence-Based Practice? · YouTube · Lippincott NursingCenter.com · 19 min · for registered students

Further resources

• Making Every Contact Count (MECC): practical resources · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
• Noba Psychology module: Self-Efficacy · Reading · Noba, textbook chapter · for registered students
• Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students