1. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING TEAM
Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing
City Campus
MH Building

2. Health, Wellbeing, Illness, Equality, Diversity, Individual, Groups,
Community,
Local,
National,
International,
Research, Trends
The greater good, not individual
Us all , not “them”
Together, co=operative, not isolated

3. Undergraduate Awards BSc(Hons) Health Studies (B900) (Single/Joint)
BSc(Hons) Health Studies Top-up (B902)
BSc(Hons) Public Health (B914)
Fd(Arts) Health and Social Care (L511)

4. Which course is for me? Social sciences Economics Sociology Philosophy
Health Studies – very broad and incorporates a wide range of other academic disciplines:
Social sciences Economics
Sociology Philosophy
Social policy Ethics
Psychology Law
Politics Physiology
Epidemiology Geography

5. ‘Health Studies as a discipline seeks to examine all those factors which have the potential to influence health and well-being’
‘Health studies is a subject that considers the great diversity of human experience of health, well-being and illness’
(QAA Benchmark statements, 2008)

6. What is Public Health?
Public health is about improving and protecting the health of groups of people
Public health professionals take action to promote healthy lifestyles, prevent disease, protect and improve general health, and improve healthcare services.
The ‘population’ they are working for could be
a rural community, an entire city, or
the global population

7. The BSc Public Health course
This has been designed to give the best possible foundation and development opportunities for a career in the Public Health field.
The course aims to:
Build the skills and knowledge required to engage with the current public health agenda
Provide long term development opportunities for participants in areas relating to Public Health.
The course is closely aligned with the requirements of the Faculty of Public Health, to strengthen academic and career opportunities, e.g. within Public Health England

8. 6 areas of Public Health Practice
Health Improvement: e.g. giving health advice, health campaigns
Health Protection: e.g. promoting food safety, protecting people from infectious diseases and environmental hazards
Public Health Intelligence: e.g. collecting and communicating health information
Academic Public Health: teaching, research
Health and Social Care Quality: e.g. setting priorities for services
Strategy and Policy: measuring the health impact
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9. Both Awards will allow you to become a skilled
Negotiator
Facilitator
Communicator
Leader
Critical thinker
And of course..Knowledgeable, Innovative and Enterprising
Previous Students’ satisfaction of the Public Health and Wellbeing Team is 83%

10. MODULES Public Health Health Studies Health as a socio-cultural issue
Exploring human physiology in health and illness
The impact of work on health
Appraising health policy and practice
Ethics in the Healthcare Arena
Public Health Principles and Practice
Human Health and the Environment
Understanding Public Health Information
World Health
Epidemiology
Communication skills for health
4HL001: Exploring human physiology in health & illness

11. OR is your next step a Foundation degree
Linked with colleges in the West Midlands
Accredited by the University
Already working in Health and Social care
Allows progression to BSc(Hons) Health Studies or BA (Hons) Social Care and Health Studies.

12. NEXT STEP…CAREERS Health Promoter Health Trainer Researcher
Wide range of possibilities, across public private and voluntary sectors; examples include:
Health Promoter
Health Trainer
Researcher
Community Development worker
Information analyst
Support worker

13. Progression: 80% students go on to employment or further study
Masters Study
Masters in Public Health (MPH)
MSc Health and Social Care

14. Award Leaders Website: www.wlv.ac.uk/phswc
BSc(Hons)Health Studies: Stephen Dugmore
BSc(Hons) Public Health: Jean Brant
Fd(Arts) Health and Social Care: Deanne Hutchinson
Contact:
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