Public Health and Nursing Course – Community Healing & Healthcare – FutureLearn

Promote long term health and wellbeing in the community and understand the role of community development in health promotion Discover community-centred approaches to promoting health and wellbeing This course will teach you why and how to adopt a community development or centred approach to promoting public health within your healthcare role and are of practice Youll learn how community empowerment can engage people in public health and be introduced to effective health promotion approaches and models Learn how to prioritise public health needs in your community By working with and in the community nurses experience first hand the importance of community empowerment for improving general health and wellbeing On this course youll learn how a range of health information can help us to identify and assess priorities for action and how to analyse and identify which health needs should have priority in your community Discover key health promotion strategies for effective community health promotion Once youve set health priorities its vital to engage your community in these values This course will introduce you to tried and tested health promotion models and strategies for engaging not just the individual but the community as a whole Youll enhance your knowledge of health promotion in the community and learn practical ways of encouraging community participation in public health Apply Beatties model of health promotion and improve long term health in the community On the second week of the course youll study the lower-right paradigm in Beatties health promotion model community development Youll also be introduced to the variety of skills needed for community empowerment participation and development Alongside learning health promotion activities and interventions to set up in the community youll acquire the specialised skills and knowledge required to improve the health and wellbeing of your community now and in the future