Analysis and evaluation of the impact of the health improvement plan Time (hours) Specification content Teaching and learning ideas Key words 3 Analysis and evaluation of the impact of the health improvement plan Learners to evaluate the impact of the health plan on their chosen individual. They may consider ‘what went well’ and ‘even better if’ for the plan, as well as assessing whether the suggested support and services were relevant and appropriate. Impact Strengths Weaknesses Unit 2: Promoting healthy living This unit doesn’t lend itself to be broken down into hours for suggested time spent, as it depends on the topic chosen and the type of promotion done. Research Specification content Teaching and learning ideas Key words Research the importance of health promotion campaign messages through studying local and/or national health promotion campaigns and initiatives. Begin by discussing the understanding of ‘promotion’ and ‘campaign’. Learners to evaluate the impact of their chosen individual’s health plan and consider the importance of health campaigns. The national can assist this. Promotion Campaign Educating Change Evaluate the legitimacy of these sources of health advice. The word ‘legitimate’ should be understood by learners in terms of health promotion and whether the source of the campaign in reasonable and justified. For example, is this an impartial source of evidence or is there potentially a degree of bias? Legitimate Sources Funding
Learners to consider how the funding of a health promotion campaign could influence the message. Background reading for teachers can be found . Examine the purpose and aims of various types of health promotion campaigns and initiatives. Campaigns like , and could be investigated to identify the intentions or what the planned outcome is. Local health campaigns can then be researched. Outcome Aim Identify the benefits that health promotion campaigns have in informing, motivating and supporting individuals’ health and wellbeing and the positive repercussions for society at large Learners to draw up a table with ‘individuals’ and ‘wider society’ as two columns. With the health campaigns in mind, learners work in pairs to identify the benefits of the campaigns for both groups. They could then use these to enhance understanding. Benefits Planning and preparation of a small-scale health promotion campaign Specification content Teaching and learning Key words Learners will be required to plan a health promotion campaign based on one of the health campaign topics provided in the specification. Justify the choice of healthy living messages and explain the likely effects on the target audience’s health and well-being. Learners can draw upon an example of a health campaign from those listed in the specification but should be encouraged to take a structured approach to the planning and execution of the campaign. Learners could use this to create a flow chart of steps to take with their planning Planning Flexibility
consider initiatives like ‘ Church’ which, amongst other things, seeks to get non-church attendees ‘through the door’. Role of professionals involved in supporting life events Time (hours) Specification content Teaching and learning ideas Key words 5 Learners will be required to know about the work of practitioners from the sectors that could be involved in the care of someone experiencing a life event: GP Community nurse Physiotherapist Occupational therapist Social worker – families and young people/child protection, drug and alcohol worker Counsellor Paramedic Health care assistant Midwife Reception class teacher. The NHS continues to provide a good source of information for . Learners to write job adverts that outline typical duties and activities for the role studied. They could also design a small recruitment campaign for a less well-known or ‘misunderstood’ role ie occupational therapist. Documentaries can be a useful source of information (ensuring all material is age-appropriate) GPs Behind Closed Doors (Channel 5) Community Nurse: Nursing the Nation (ITV) Various roles – 999: What’s Your Emergency? (Channel 4) Family Social Worker – Protecting Our Children (BBC2) Midwife – One Born Every Minute (Channel 4) Reception class teacher – various ‘Teachers TV’ clips available via YouTube. Learners to use these documentaries to: write a ‘day in the life of…’ using story boards create tables of tasks they expected the practitioner to be involved in and those that were unexpected GP Community nurse Physiotherapist Occupational therapist Social worker Counsellor Paramedic Health care assistant Reception teacher