Public Health

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit a learner should:

1 Understand public health strategies in the UK and their origins

2 Understand current patterns of ill health and factors affecting health in the UK

3 Understand methods of promoting and protecting public health.

P1 describe key aspects of public health in the UK

P2 describe the origins of public health in the UK

P3 identify current patterns of ill health and inequality in the UK

P4 describe six factors that potentially affect health status in the UK

P5 describe methods of promoting and protecting public health

P6 identify appropriate methods of prevention/control for a named communicable disease and a named noncommunicable disease.

M1 explain probable causes of the current patterns of ill health and inequality in the UK

M2 explain methods of promoting and protecting public health

M3 explain appropriate methods of prevention/control for a named communicable disease and a named noncommunicable disease.

D1 evaluate the role of factors that contribute to the current patterns of ill health and inequality in the UK

D2 evaluate the effectiveness of methods of promoting and protecting public health for the two named diseases.