The Royal Institute of Public Health Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement

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The Royal Institute of Public HealthLevel 2
Award in Understanding Health Improvement
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Aim

• To introduce the level 2 Award in
• Understanding Health Improvement enable
• you to consider how the core material may be
• delivered in your area

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The Royal Society for Public HealthLevel 2
Award in Understanding Health Improvement
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RSPH Role Function

• Awarding body recognised by Qualifications
  Curriculum Authority (QCA)
• Portfolio of qualifications relevant to the
  workplace
• Website policies
• http//www.rsph.org.uk/

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Qualification Aim

• ..to equip candidates with a knowledge and
• understanding of
• the principles of promoting health and wellbeing
• .and of
• how to direct individuals towards further
  practical support in their efforts to attain a
  healthier lifestyle

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Personal development Career progression

• 10 guided learning hours is normally appropriate
  for a course of study for this award-including
  assessment time
• Award is mapped to the relevant knowledge and
  understanding elements of Skills for Health
  Competencies for Health Trainers
• Delivery provides opportunities for developing
  Key Skills not assessed directly in the exam

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E N T R Y
HT1
HT4
HT3
HT2
RIPH L2 Award
City Guilds Level 3 VRQ Certificate for Health
Trainers
SKILLS for LIFE
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Programme

• Review of Learning Outcomes 1,2 3 and core
  material
• Break
• Local context, learning activities resources
• Lunch
• Learning Outcomes 4 5, The assessment
• Break
• Opportunity to take the exam

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RSPH Slide Information
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Outcome 1-Concepts of Health Promoting
WellbeingOutcome 2-Health improvement
factorsOutcome 3-Behaviour changeOutcome
4-Handling confidential informationOutcome
5-Programme evaluation
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The 5 Learning Outcomes

• Outcome 1- Concepts of Health and Promoting
  Health Wellbeing
• Outcome 2- Health Improvement Factors
• Outcome 3- Behaviour Change
• Outcome 4- Handling Confidential Information
• Outcome 5- Programme Evaluation Methods

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Who are your group what equipment skills do
they bring or need?
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E N T R Y
HT1
HT4
HT3
HT2
RIPH L2 Award
City Guilds Level 3 VRQ Certificate for Health
Trainers
Prepare To Learn
SKILLS for LIFE
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Group work

• Review of learning outcomes and core material
• Outcome 1
• Outcome 2
• Outcome 3

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Chinese Proverb

• If I hear it I know it
• If I see it I recognise it
• BUT
• If I discover it I use it!

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Example ice breaker

• Activity 1
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• Completed Thought
• Today I wish I were_________________________
• The main reason I am here is to_______________
• People who smoke are______________________
• I chose friends who are______________________
• I think my best quality is my___________________
• Training sessions like this are
  usually___________ 
• A pet hate of mine is________________________
• Concerns I have about this role are_____________
• Health to me means_________________________

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Example b
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Example c
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Learning Outcome 1.2.5

• Examples
• Health Messages
• (Pre-course activity or homework)
• Using diet or physical activity as the lifestyle
  topic, collect an example of a health message and
  write down what you think about it
• e.g. newspaper advert, food package etc.
• What is the health message?
• What do you think about this message?
• Alternative
• Grab Bag activity
• (During course)
• What is the health message?
• What do you think about this message?

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Example Theory models-The health belief model
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Example Theory models- The stages of change model
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Example Theory models-Theory of planned
behaviour reasoned action
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SMART Goals
S
pecific
easurable
M
A
chievable
elevant
R
T
imely
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NHS Health Trainer HandbookRoyalty free can
be down loaded

• http//www.abdn.ac.uk/healthpsychology/publication
  s/Health_Trainer_Manual.pdf

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The Health Trainer HandbookHealth benefit cards
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Multiple Choice

• Reinforcing learning
• Prepare candidates for the assessment

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WHO WANTS TO BE HEALTHIER?

• A MILLIONAIRE

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• In the Dimensions of Health Model, Societal
  health refers to
• A The way a society is structured
• B The physical conditions in which people live
• C The number of social clubs in a community
• D The range of health services offered

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• In the Dimensions of Health Model, Societal
  health refers to
• A The way a society is structured

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DH statistics

• http//www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/
  Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_079716

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Weve got to the other side!
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Assessment-Exam

• One examination paper of 30 multiple-choice
  questions to be answered in 45 minutes
• Pass- candidates must achieve 20 correct answers
  out of 30 (66)
• Credit- candidates must achieve 26 correct
  answers out of 30 (87)