HIV & AIDS
Promoting and influencing health
Formative study preparation
Part 1) You will develop a health promotion message that could be used with your chosen patient or client group. This could be for use in a health care, social, sports, school, or community group setting, on a one-to-one or group basis. This is an opportunity for you to be creative and think about how health messages are presented and received by others. You need to consider who it is aimed at and how it enables you to address the 4 learning outcomes.
Examine the ethical, political, and professional rationales supporting health promotion activities.
Design a health education message considering the client group, their culture, communication strategies, behaviour, and lifestyle choices.
Evaluate models of health promotion and their impact on different population groups.
Explore the benefits of partnership and collaboration between health care professionals and other groups for influencing health promotion.
Part 2 ) A 2000 word written defence submitted at the end of the module that discusses the underlying theory and research evidence that influenced your decisions about your health promotion message. This written assessment must be word-processed using Microsoft Word and presented in Arial Font size 11pt. Double-line spacing or 1.5 line spacing must be applied throughout the main text of this piece of work, with at least 3.5 cm margin to the left to allow for binding. Pages should be numbered, and each page of the assignment should have your university ID number in the header of each page. Each chapter must start on a new page. The main text of the assignment must be aligned to the left of the page. An accurate and consistent referencing approach must be undertaken in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the current referencing guide (using APA referencing style)
