NMHS33460 Pop Hlth Diversity & Research

Academic Year 2020/2021

The overarching framework of this module is Population Health, with Diversity and Research concepts being explored and applied within the framework. Population Health focuses on the interrelated conditions and factors that influence health and wellbeing patterns and outcomes for populations over the life course. It also incorporates the policies and interventions that impact on achieving equitable health and wellbeing for diverse population groups. Diversity explores the existence of variations in people and groups and incorporates cultural competence and characteristics such as cultural background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, values and religion. Students are exposed to 'insider' perspectives as members of diverse groups provide guest lectures. The module is assessed by a Health and Wellbeing Initiative developed to address an identified population group’s health and wellbeing needs. It requires synthesising principles of population health and diversity. Students are required to critique research that informs the initiative. Additionally students self-reflect and critique personal bias and prejudices that impact on providing professional compassionate care and services to diverse groups.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Critically discuss the concepts of population health, diversity and cultural competence.
2. Use a structured approach to develop a Health and Wellbeing Initiative that addresses an identified population group’s health and wellbeing needs with the overall aim of promoting the health and wellbeing of that group.
3. Integrate the concepts of diversity and cultural competence into planning a Health and Wellbeing Initiative for a specified population group.
4. Critique research that informs the Health and Wellbeing Initiative.
5. Self-reflect and critique personal bias and prejudices that may impact on providing professional compassionate care and services to diverse groups.

Indicative Module Content:

Population Health concepts and frameworks
Diversity
Cultural Competence
Inter-cultural communication
Health Literacy
Insider views
Sexuality
Research critiquing approaches and methods

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

30
Conversation Class

16
Specified Learning Activities

75
Online Learning

4
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The content focuses on population health, with diversity and research concepts integrated. Learning material (theoretical frameworks, information and resources) will be presented through online lectures and students will also be required to complete directed activities. Students get an opportunity to meet people from diverse population groups to get insider views and ask people about their experiences and perspectives. They also get an opportunity to meet people who provide services to diverse population groups.
The assessment requires students to work in small groups of 4-5 to construct a Health and Well being initiative for a specified population group where they are required to apply the concepts taught within the module. During the process of constructing the initiative Lecturers provide conversational classes where they are available to the student groups to support them in their application of theory to their assessment task.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
NMHS20830 - Health Prom Research Spec Set


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Group Project: A Health and Wellbeing Group Initiative presented as a Power point presentation (4-5 students per group) to address an identified population groups needs. Week 11 n/a Graded No

96
Continuous Assessment: HSeland Certificate LGBT+ Awareness and Inclusion Unspecified n/a Graded No

2
Continuous Assessment: HSeLanD Certificate Intercultural Awareness Unspecified n/a Graded No

2

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided on the group presentations submitted and each member of the group will have access to the feedback.

Name Role
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer