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 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department for Health (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 12 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Academic Year at City of Bath College Academic Year at Weymouth College |
| Assessment:
| CW40EX30OR30 |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: This unit provides the students with an opportunity to examine contemporary issues and perspectives on health and fitness promotion. It identifies the role of public and private sectors in health, fitness and sport for all, whilst also recognising the impact and importance of corporate campaigns, and identifying the role of employers and employees within the health promotion process. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * Demonstrate an understanding of the issues influencing our health and fitness behaviours and explain the implications of such behaviours; * Identify the skills needed by a health promotion specialist; * Demonstrate an understanding of the role of government, local authorities and employers in health and fitness promotion and sports provision; * Analyse the effectiveness of health and fitness promotion campaigns; * Analyse the impact of corporate health and fitness promotion. Skills: Intellectual * Research skills (F, A) * Academic writing skills (F, A) Professional * Communicating professionally in a variety of formats (F, A) * Understanding ethical issues (T, A) Key transferable skills * Communication (F) * ICT (F) * Practical * Self organisation and management (F) Content: Concepts and determinants of health and fitness; Health and fitness promoters and their role; The differences between health and fitness education and health and fitness promotion; Communication and interpersonal skills within health and fitness promotion; Development, role and influence of the World Health Organisation; Work place health promotion strategies; The issues influencing health and fitness behaviours within the work place; Development and analysis of health and fitness promotion campaigns; Governments policy and the contribution to health and fitness promotion; Identify and assess the local authorities¿ role in health and fitness provision. |
| Programme availability: |
LP20570 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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