Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS20120 Health and fitness promotion |
| Credits: 10 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Academic Year at City of Bath College |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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Aims: This unit provides the students with an opportunity to examine contemporary perspectives on health and fitness promotion. It identifies the role of public and private sectors in promoting health, fitness and sport for all.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * develop an understanding of the issues influencing our health and fitness behaviours and explain the implications of such behaviours * identify and explain the government role in health and fitness promotion * demonstrate an understanding of the local authority role in health and fitness promotion and sports provision * develop and analyse the effectiveness of health and fitness promotion campaigns * understand the impact of corporate health and fitness promotion * demonstrate an understanding of the use of nutritional strategies in weight management. Skills: * communication * information technology * basic management skills. Content: * concepts and determinants of health and fitness * health and fitness promoters and their roles * identify the differences between health and fitness education and health and fitness promotion * communication and interpersonal skills within health and fitness promotion * devise and implement a work place health and fitness promotion scheme * analyse the effectiveness of health and fitness promotion campaigns * critically analyse the success/failure of behaviour change, * exercise adherence and health behaviour models * development, role and influence of World Health Organisation * identify and assess the governments contribution to health and fitness promotion * identify and assess the local authorities role in sports provision * the use of nutritional strategies in weight management. |