2024/25 entry
CPD Appraising Public Health Initiatives
- Start dates
- April
- Course length
- 15 weeks PartTime
- Location
- City campus
Course cost
- Home PT per credit:
- £50
- International admissions
- international@ljmu.ac.uk
Course aim
The Appraising Public Health Initiatives continuing professional development (CPD) module offers you the opportunity to:
- Explore and critically appraise public health initiatives and campaigns for a range of key areas of public health concern
- Examine key drivers for public health and approaches to health promotion
- Consider empowerment techniques to promote health and wellbeing in the individual
- Focus on Primary and out of hospital approaches to health promotion
- Consider the political drivers of public health in the UK, and internationally.
The module is delivered in April and sessions take place are on a Wednesday afternoon.
Course content
You will work collaboratively with your peers to critically explore and appraise public health initiatives, further developing knowledge and awareness of key drivers.
There will be a focus on areas of public health as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan (2019):
- Prevention
- Smoking
- Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
- Diet and Alcohol
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Vaccinations
- Cancer
- Mental Health
- Air Pollution
- Children and Maternity Care
- Gambling
You will develop critical awareness of societal impacts on public health and the challenges related to improving the health of the public.
Teaching and learning
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
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Alternative qualifications considered
We also welcome applications from those with non-standard qualifications who can demonstrate equivalent professional qualifications, experience and knowledge. If you do not hold the standard academic entry requirements, please use your personal statement to provide further details. Non-standard applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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Undergraduate degree
LJMU accepts a first or second class honours degree in an appropriate
subject from a UK Higher Education Institution.
How to apply
To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU CPD application form. You will need to provide details of your qualifications and curent employment.
Assessment
The assessment for this programme is a poster presentation