Healthy settings: theory, policy and practice

Location:
Antrim Enterprise Agency
58 Greystone Road
Antrim

Background
The settings approach to improving, protecting and promoting health acknowledges the influence of the setting, eg hospital, school or workplace, in which people live, learn, work and use different services, while recognising the relationship between the organisation and personal factors.

The importance of the “settings” approach to health improvement has been emphasised in the “Investing for health” public health strategy and the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) continues its support of the settings approach.

In partnership with the Healthy Settings Development Unit at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), the HPA has offered in Northern Ireland a new UCLan accredited course ‘Healthy settings: theory, policy and practice”.  This course enables participants to gain a level four university certificate in ‘Healthy settings: theory, policy and practice’ (equivalent to 20 credits at Masters level). 

Following on from two very successful modules the HPA is now  proposing to support this module for a third time. 

 On this course participants will:

• be enrolled as a UCLan student with full access to their WebCT learning environment and university facilities (including remote library access, e-journal etc);
• gain a level four university certificate in ‘Healthy settings: theory, policy and practice’ (equivalent to 20 credits at level four).

The HPA, as part of its commitment to Investing for Health, is prepared to subsidise the cost of the course for Northern Ireland participants. The fee will be £300 per person, compared to the normal fee of £675.

The assessment based course is structured in two blocks of two days, one month apart. The learning outcomes will enable participants to:

• examine factors that influence health in and across settings;
• review policies and frameworks relevant to healthy settings;
• understand the settings approach and methods;
• apply theory to practice;
• take an integrated approach;
• make links to national and local priorities;
• show an awareness of issues relevant to evidence and evaluation.

As this is an accredited module there are two elements to the assessment – an assignment of 3,000 words with 70% weighting and a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying notes with 30% weighting. Completion of the two assessment elements is essential to gain accreditation.

Booking
If you would like to reserve a place on the above course, please complete the online booking form here as soon as possible or contact Carrie Crossan at the Health Promotion Agency, 18 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HS. 

The first fifteen people to return their booking form will receive a place. The cost of attending the course is £300.