Recognition of Prior Learning and Health Module Mapping Report

This report presents a mapping template for a Year 1 health program, focusing on the recognition of prior learning and transfer of credits across various modules. The modules covered include "Understanding Health, Illness and Wellbeing," "Using Evidence in Health Promotion and Public Health," "Determinants of Health and Illness," "Health Promotion through the Lifespan," "Measuring Health," and "Politics and Policy in Healthcare." Each module's learning outcomes are outlined, demonstrating the influence of diverse factors on health conceptualizations, the importance of evidence-based practice, biological, social, and environmental determinants of health, the stages of life influencing health, indicators for measuring health, and the impact of political and social policies on healthcare. The report emphasizes the interconnectedness of these topics, offering a comprehensive overview of public health principles and practices. This report is designed to assist students in understanding the core concepts of the program and how prior learning can be applied to these modules. The document is contributed by a student to be published on the website Desklib. Desklib is a platform which provides all the necessary AI based study tools for students.

Recognition of Prior Learning and Transfer of Credits
Mapping Template using NEW Curriculum and Modules and Learning Outcomes
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Three Year Programme – Year 1
Year 1
Understanding Health, Illness and Wellbeing, Level 4, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Appreciate a wide variety of ways in which health and illness are conceptualised in
individual and group behaviours, including reflection upon your own experience.
 Recognise different perspectives of health and illness, including the impact of diverse
social and cultural ideas and beliefs on individuals’ behaviours, and reflecting upon
your own background.
 Describe the influence of different models of health including the biomedical and bio
psychosocial perspectives.
 Consider with sensitivity the wide range of influences on health from different
perspectives, particularly for topics that may be controversial in healthcare.
I have determined that there are wide variety of ways that will health and illness are
conceptualises in individual and group behaviour. I have experience that due to health
issues or illness individual is not able to effectively conduct required set of actions. This
impact over capabilities and strength of a person to attain goals. Illness reduces capability
of person to behave correct and appropriately in group and it impact over relationship of
individuals.
It has been determined that health and illness will lead to have major impact on diverse
social, cultural ideas as well as belief of a person behaviour (Yanek and et.al., 2016). Stress
can be consider as the important factor related to reflection upon health and illness. Due to
this a person is not able to participate in social and cultural ideas and their beliefs on
individual behaviour also influences.
There are different models related to health such as biomedical and bio psychosocial
perspectives. I have determined that there is difference between both these model and they
are important for enhancing health of an individual. Biomedical model is considered to be
significant for elimination of symptoms and it has more focus on treatment. Whereas bio-
psychosocial model has more focus on individual perception of their symptoms and it
includes the response of their families on the symptoms and experiencing.
There are different influence on health form different perspectives it has been identified
that health issues and problems will lead to have different impact on different individual.
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The major influence of health is on diet, environment, activities as well as psychology.
This directly affect social and cultural life along with the behaviour or belief of person.
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Using Evidence in Health Promotion and Public Health, Level 4, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of finding and using evidence in
public health.
 Describe a search strategy to find evidence on a public health topic and undertake a
search using a suitable scientific database.
 Appraise research identified through a search for evidence and communicate it clearly
and effectively in writing.
 Demonstrate the ability to cite and reference sources using an appropriate Harvard
referencing system.
There are number of importance of public health as it is significant for reducing health
issues and problems. Public health is consider to be important because is provide aid and
prolonging life. This is significant in prevention of health issues form different individual
as well as improving health condition of individuals. Public health is useful for detecting
health issues in early time and providing right treatment in order to resolve heath issues.
I have determined different strategies in order to find evidence on a public health topic.
This type of strategies includes approaches to prevent potential impact of public health.
Strategies consist of practical tools, federal agencies registries development in order to help
planner, database management along with the use of research finding or evidence based on
prevention services in their work or communities (Zhou, Liu and Zhou, 2018).
Through this research I have identified that public health is significant for resolving
various issues and problems in more effective manner. There are different strategies that
will assist in successfully conducting public health practices and enhance overall
performance. Public health will provide correct way and approach with the motive of
increasing health of individual as well as help them in overcoming different issues that is
related to health. It is crucial to public health provider to create correct strategy and plan
which is as per the need and want of the patients and resolve issues in significant manner.
Public health is useful in enhancing health of individual.
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Determinants of Health and Illness, Level 4, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Demonstrate an understanding of the biological, social and environmental factors that
influence health and wellbeing.
 Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between health inequality and health
equity and how they influence determinants of health and wellbeing.
 Explain the different levels and types of interventions that can be undertaken to
influence the determinants of health.
I have proper understanding regarding different factors such as biological, social and
environment influence of health and wellbeing of individual. Health of a person is
influenced by different aspects such as personal behaviour, quality of health care, external
environment and many other. It is crucial that person successfully and effectively
performing different practices for better health and wellbeing. Biological factors includes
different elements that are present inside human body and it have major control over health
and wellbeing of individual. Social and environment factors are external factors but it will
affect the quality of health care conditions, educational attainments, income level and so
on.
There are various different factors related to health inequality as well as health equity.
Health inequality refer as the difference in the health status between population group.
Where as health equity can be describe as the giving right treatment to person as per their
requirements. Health inequality will lead to have negative impact on health condition and
health equity is significant in enhancing health condition of all people.
I have determined there are number of interventions that could be undertaken in order to
influence the determined of health (Su and et.al., 2017). There are different health
determined such as biological, behaviour, social cultural, economic and may more. In this
different intervention that could be used in order to influence health determined are
vaccines, nutritional interventions, maternal and neonatal interventions. All of these are
effective intervention that will lead to have positive influence over determinants of health.
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Health Promotion through the Lifespan, Level 4, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Identify the stages in the life course that influence the health and wellbeing of
individuals
 Appreciate the importance of nurture, nature, culture and diversity on different stages
of the life course
 Recognise the opportunities for health promotion at different stages of the lifespan
 Recognise the importance of ethical principles in health promotion and public health.
I have analysed that there are different stage in the life course which will lead to have
major impact on health and wellbeing of individuals. The stages includes preconception or
pregnancy, infancy childhood, working age and older people. This life stages includes
different ages of a person and health and welling of a person will be directly influenced by
age of life course stage of a person. In different ages individual have different need and
wants for better health and wellbeing.
It has been determined that nature, culture and diversity on different stages of life course is
very important. These factors play important role in better and correct functioning of body
at right stage and impact over the life course (Baum, 2016). Nature culture and diversity
are importance in providing effective environment or surrounding for people in order to
successfully and effectively conducting day to day activities.
I have analysed different opportunities for health promotion at different stages of life span.
It is crucial to promote different health strategies for various stages of life span. The major
opportunity that could be generated through health promotional at different stages of life is
to provide information and understanding about the different aspects of health. This
includes the opportunity of enhancing health conditions and providing better knowledge to
different people.
Ethical principles in health promotion and public health is very important as it will lead to
enhance the responsibility of person to conduct task in required manner. This is significant
in creating balance respect for individual freedom as well as responsibility of government
to provide their citizens with the some degree of protection in health relation.
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Measuring Health, Level 4, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Interpret simple demographic and epidemiological data and statistics
 Identify indicators for health and disease
 Assess health data to identify health risk and trends in individuals or populations
 Understand the principles of health screening including the possible benefits or harm
of the screening process, as related to the delivery of health promotion and public
health.
Demographic and epidemiology data and statistics includes the information regarding
different elements such as populate changes, largely through population aging as well as
consequences of population growth with smaller family size. The study of demographic
and epidemiological data is significant in providing information about the different aspects
in order to take better decisions.
I have determined that there are different indicators which are significant for determining
health condition as well as disease. The major indicators includes lower birth weight,
diabetes, Asthma, high blood pressure, obesity and many more. These are consider as the
major indicators in order to determine health and any kind of diseases (de los and Jr, 2019).
It has been analysed that on an average people in richer countries have longer live as well
as have high quality of lives than population of the poor countries. It has been determined
that with the countries , individual at higher social economic statues with in the city,
country or regional level have better health conditions as compare to people who are in
lower social economic status.
Screening process includes various benefits as well as harmful impacts which are related to
delivery of health promotion and public health. Screening process is significant for
determining and analyse the actual issues or problem so that better treatment could
provided. Screening process is very time consuming and it will required more time to
determine the issues or problem.
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Politics and Policy in Healthcare, Level 4, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Demonstrate understanding of core political and social policies and their impact upon
public health and health promotion.
 Demonstrate understanding of significance of political ideologies and policies on
health inclusion and exclusion.
 Identify and utilise sources of information and knowledge related to political and
social policies and explain how these relate to the delivery of health promotion and
public health.
 Describe the roles of different members of the health and social care workforce.
Core political and social policies have impact upon public health as well as health
promotion. It is very crucial to have proper and effective understanding about the core
political as well as social policies related to public health and health promotion. Core
political will lead to have direct impact on development of policies and structure for
performing health promotional practices. Social policies are significant for setting guidance
and direction for conducting public health and health promotional practices.
Political ideology is consider to be significant for setting ethical ideals, principle, doctrines,
symbols of social movements and many more (Den Broeder and et.al., 2018). This is
helpful in providing correct guideline and direction in order to successfully perform health
inclusion and exclusion.
There are different sources of information and knowledge that is related to political and
social policies in order to explain its related to delivery of health promotion and public
health practices. It has been determined that these sources will resolving various issues and
problems related to public health. Different member in health and social care workforce
play important and significant role that is useful for correctly functioning of task and
practices. Their role is to conduct health care practices as well as determining issues and
problems of patient. Providing proper medication facilities in resolving issues.
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Year 2
Delivering Health Promotion Interventions, Level 5, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Identify and address prevalent health promotion and public issues in the UK and across the
world
 Articulate the importance of assessing and evaluating client knowledge and understanding of
behaviour modification when planning health promotion interventions
 Demonstrate the appropriate application of screening tools and counselling approaches related
to modification of health behaviours in individuals and groups, including strategies to
empower self-management of health.
Public health issues can affect the overall wellbeing of an individual and it is important to identify the
early signs and symptoms of any illness. This can help in treating the same through appropriate
treatment at the initial stage. Public health issues that are prevalent within the United Kingdom as well
as across the world include smoking and mental health, cervical screening, obesity and the food
environment. It is also important to assess and evaluate client knowledge as well as their behaviour
when planning health promotion interventions because it helps in understanding their health condition
and providing effective services. By completing this module, I also learnt that appropriate screening
tools should be used in order to detect any early signs of an illness. I developed an understanding that
a screening tool is basically a questionnaire that is used by health care professionals in order to
identify patients early enough to provide them treatment. Apart from this, the module also helped me
in understanding that various counselling approaches can contribute in modifying the health
behaviours among individuals as well as groups. Individuals who suffers from a chronic illness are
provided with self-management so that they can manage their health on a daily basis. The module
helped me in learning about the various strategies that can be adopted to empower self-management
of health. These can include developing action plans in order to achieve goals and objectives, tracking
health outcomes of the individuals, assisting patients with setting health goals for a speedy recovery
etc.
(Faller, Marsick and Russell, 2020)
(Jefferson and Anderson, 2017)
(Jones and Charteris, 2017)
(Lundgren and et. al., 2017)
(Matsuo, 2019)
(Moore and et. al., 2019)
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Educating for Health, Level 5, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Understand the nature of learning and communication and the evidence supporting effective
teaching methods for use across the lifespan and in a variety of settings
 Describe the use of, and apply, selected teaching methods and communication strategies to
promote health to individuals, groups and populations.
 Select and evaluate education approaches appropriately to meet the needs of different clients
and populations
The module has helped me that communication is an important component when it comes to teaching
methods that are used across the lifespan. Communication allows a person to clearly understand what
is being spoken about. There are various communication channels that can be used to make sure that
the audience understands the message that is being delivered by a health care professional. I am now
able to understand that both communication as well as learning are two-way processes that require
good listening as well as speaking skills. Although communication can also be referred to as being
symbolic in nature wherein a person shares their ideas, perceptions and attitudes. People get to learn
about their health across the lifespan and in various settings like a healthcare institution. The module
has also helped me in understanding that various selected methods like providing information about
the importance of active living and healthy eating. Not only this, I also got an opportunity to learn that
other teaching methods like posters, leaflets, role play, discussions, charts etc. can also be used. On
the other hand, communication strategies include radio, newspaper, flyers, brochures, social media
etc. Education approaches include humanist approach, behaviourist approach and cognitive approach
that can assist in meeting the needs of the different populations and clients. This is because different
clients have different needs that can be fulfilled with the help of these various approaches. As a result,
the individual will get an understanding of the importance as well as benefits of health.
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Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing, Level 5, 20 credits
By the end of this module you will be able to:
 Discuss the health policy context for mental health promotion
 Describe and discuss components of good mental health and positive wellbeing
 Reflect on factors which promote good mental health and positive wellbeing within
individuals and communities.
 Select and discuss individual and community-focused mental health promotion interventions
and strategies.
It is known that mental health should be promoted within communities and individuals. It includes
services that primarily aim to raise awareness regarding mental health issues as well as improve the
same and wellbeing of the individuals. Health policies allow individuals as well as groups of people to
become aware of the importance of the same. By completing this module, I a m now able to
understand the components of good mental health and positive wellbeing. Emotional wellbeing
includes being happy, interested in life and being satisfied. I have learnt that there are various factors
that promote good mental health as well as positive wellbeing among individuals and communities.
These can include an active and happy lifestyle, self-esteem, quality of relationships with family
members as well as friends etc. If a person eats a balanced diet, takes adequate rest and sleep,
exercises regularly, they are likely to be fit, happy and healthy. On the other hand, people who are
lazy and not active are likely to catch an illness. The overall well being of an individual is very
important and allows them to lead a life without any health issues. In order to promote mental health
that are focussed on both individuals as well as the community, various strategies can be adopted.
These include implementing a pubic health policy for the people, creating environments that provide
support to individuals and communities that deal with various health issues. Health campaigns can be
set up so that the people become aware about how can they identify early signs of an illness.
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