Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 5 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| This unit is only available to students on the Foundation Degree in Funeral Services. |
| Description:
| Aims: * To give students an understanding of the origins of public health policy in the UK and its relation to practice; * To be aware of the public health risks faced by the general public and funeral service personnel how to control them; * To introduce students to the particular problems caused by pandemics and mass fatalities. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will be able to: * Describe the origins of public health policy in the UK; * Understand the philosophy of public health policy; * Describe the key infections which pose a risk to public health; * Communicate effectively with other public sector workers; * Analyse the risks posed by cremation, burial and exhumation; * Understand the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations; * Understand UK health and safety laws as they relate to controlling the risks of infection including differences between the countries of the UK. Skills: * To think creatively and analytically; * To identify theory in relation to work based practice * To assimilate and synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding; * To communicate effectively across different sectors. Content: The unit takes students through the origins of public health policy, including medical advances and philosophy, to hazards posed by communicable diseases. * The history of public health in the 19th Century in the UK; * The philosophy of public health policy in the UK; * Identifying key hazards to the general public and funeral industry personnel; * Assessing the risks in storage, embalming, cremation, burial and exhumation; * Minimising and controlling risks; * Communication between sectors; * Introduction to mass fatalities and pandemics. |
| Programme availability: |
SP10193 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
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