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SP10193: Public health issues

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 5
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 2
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites: This unit is only available to students on the Foundation Degree in Funeral Services.
Follow this link for further information on unit content 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.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

SP10193 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.