| Title: | Community Health |
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| Long Title: | Community Health |
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| Field of Study: |
Occupational Health
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 ) |
| Next Review Date: |
November 2021 |
| Module Coordinator: |
TOM O CONNOR |
| Module Author: |
MARGARET O KEEFFE |
| Module Description: |
A community development approach is an effective strategy for health and social gain. Health happens at the community level and within a broad policy context (for example, in the Irish context). This module provides participants with the theoretical knowledge to foster effective community health practice. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Review key cultural and historical ideas regarding conceptualisations of health |
| LO2 |
Critique how the social determinants of health may impact on the individual and/or collective wellbeing at community level |
| LO3 |
Analyse the implications for community health practice regarding bio-medical and social models of health |
| LO4 |
Debate the development of Irish health structures and the implications of the current structures |
| LO5 |
Review current community development practice in the area of community health and its implications for the learner's own practice |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Cultural and Historical Specificity of Health Discourses
The construction and application of medical knowledge to groups/individuals over different historical periods.
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Bio-medical and Social Models of Health
The biomedical model as the absence of disease; the social model – the health of individuals as the outcome of complex and interacting material-structural, behavioural-cultural and environmental factors.
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Social Determinants of Health and Well-being
Health differentials between the higher and lower socio-economic groups; influences affecting health and well-being: behavioural factors (for example, the quality of nutrition, exercise and alcohol and other substance abuse) and structural issues (for example, unemployment and poverty); the role of the social environment in the promotion of better health outcomes.
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Health and Social Care Delivery
Health Service Executive structures in Ireland and their implications for the Community Health Worker (CHW).
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Short Answer Questions |
In-Class Assessment (e.g. medical knowledge in history) |
1 |
15.0 |
Week 6 |
| Essay |
Essay - an essay outlining the importance of community health approaches alongside a critique of the bio-medical and social models of health. The topic (s) given in Week 2. |
2,3,4 |
65.0 |
Week 12 |
| Reflective Journal |
Reflection |
1,2,5 |
20.0 |
Sem End |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Lecture/workshop |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Study and reading |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Lecture/workshop |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Study and reading |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Anne McMurray & Jill Clendon 2015, Community Health and Wellness - Primary Health Care in Practice, 5th Ed., Ch. 1, 6, 11 - 13, Elsevier Australia Marrickville, N.S.W. [ISBN: 9780729541756]
- Richard Wilkinson & Michael Marmot (Eds) 2006, Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Ed., Ch. 1 - 4 & 16, Oxford University Press Oxford [ISBN: 978019856589]
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- Grace Budrys 2010, Unequal Health: How Inequality Contributes to Health and Illness, 2nd Ed., Ch. 1, 5, 6 & 10, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Maryland, USA [ISBN: 97807425650]
| | Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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- Paul Cullen 2015, Big gap in health between rich and poor young Irish, Irish Times, 14 February 2015
- Paul Cullen 2013, Tackling health inequalities is a lifelong struggle, Irish Times, 17 September 2013
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