2024/25 entry

CPD Appraising Public Health Initiatives

Start dates
April
Course length
15 weeks PartTime
Location
City campus

Course cost

Home PT per credit:
£50
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Course aim

The Appraising Public Health Initiatives continuing professional development (CPD) module offers you the opportunity to:

  • Explore and critically appraise public health initiatives and campaigns for a range of key areas of public health concern
  • Examine key drivers for public health and approaches to health promotion 
  • Consider empowerment techniques to promote health and wellbeing in the individual 
  • Focus on Primary and out of hospital approaches to health promotion 
  • Consider the political drivers of public health in the UK, and internationally. 

The module is delivered in April and sessions take place are on a Wednesday afternoon. 

Course content

You will work collaboratively with your peers to critically explore and appraise public health initiatives, further developing knowledge and awareness of key drivers.

There will be a focus on areas of public health as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan (2019):

  • Prevention
  • Smoking
  • Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
  • Diet and Alcohol
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Vaccinations
  • Cancer
  • Mental Health
  • Air Pollution
  • Children and Maternity Care
  • Gambling

You will develop critical awareness of societal impacts on public health and the challenges related to improving the health of the public.

Teaching and learning

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

  • Alternative qualifications considered

    We also welcome applications from those with non-standard qualifications who can demonstrate equivalent professional qualifications, experience and knowledge. If you do not hold the standard academic entry requirements, please use your personal statement to provide further details. Non-standard applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  • Undergraduate degree

    LJMU accepts a first or second class honours degree in an appropriate
    subject from a UK Higher Education Institution.

How to apply

To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU CPD application form. You will need to provide details of your qualifications and curent employment.

Assessment

The assessment for this programme is a poster presentation 

CPD award