Module Handbook for Key Concepts in Health and Wellbeing

Academic year 2021/2022

Module code: MSLT1CHW

Level of study: Level 4

Number of credits: 20 credits

Programme/s the module belongs to: BSc Public Health and Health Promotion

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Social Care

Academic calendar: B

Semester/Trimester of delivery: Semester 1

Start date of the module: September 2021

Location of study: North Holmes Campus

Study hours for the module: 50 hours academic direction

150 hours independent study

Module leader name: Dr. Elisabetta Corvo

Module leader contact details:

Dr. Elisabetta Corvo

School of Allied and Public Health Professions

Office: Hepworth Hs11,

email: elisabetta.corvo@canterbury.ac.uk

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Other teaching staff with contact details:

Murray Allen: murray.allen@canterbury.ac.uk

Nicole Holt: nicole.holt@canterbury.ac.uk

How to access tutorials and other module support

All module materials are available on blackboard. Tutorials can be booked with your group l
tutor.

Who is the module for?

This is a core module for first year students on the BSc Public Health and Health Promotion
degree.

Module aims:

The module aims to complement the Level 4 modules Major Health Issues and Environment
and Health by encouraging students to analyse health from a social perspective. It aims to
introduce students to the basic concepts of public health and health promotion while
developing students understanding of the range of factors that influence health.

The historical development of public health will be discussed and students will be introduced
to the newer discourses on health and wellbeing. Students will be encouraged to explore the
concept of health from a range of different perspectives.

Module learning outcomes:

By the end of the module students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of the key concepts of public health, health

promotion, health, disease, illness and wellbeing, the social determinants of health
and health inequalities.
2. Discuss the historical context of public health, its influence on contemporary public
health, the future direction of public health and the interdisciplinary nature of public
health.
3. Explain how different types of data are used in public health and understand how to
interpret basic public health data, and to consider the range of methods used to
measure, analyse and interpret data
4. Demonstrate an awareness of the impact and inter-relationship of different factors on
health.

Overview of learning and teaching activities on the module:

Using a blended learning approach, sessions will comprise of online (pre-recorded) lectures
mixed with group discussion, group work, case study analysis, discussing articles, debates,
using film clips to discuss and understand public health and health promotion issues, in
addition to using presentations and role plays. The intention is that students will discuss,
assimilate and apply information gained from the lectures. Students will be directed to
reading every week which complements the teaching sessions. Students will expected to

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complete selected readings before sessions to enhance their understanding of lectures and
seminars. Relevant digital/ video material on historical and contemporary public health issues
will be used in order to help students to further develop their understanding of public health
issues, theories or policies in the wider socio-political context. Students will be provided with
a range of additional course work materials and readings on blackboard to support their
learning. Students will have the opportunity to gain formative feedback through their delivery
of an oral presentation which provides an explanation of the basic concepts of health and
wellbeing.

Lectures will be used to provide theoretical and conceptual constructs Key Concepts in
Health and Wellbeing . This module will use a flipped learning approach, which means that
students will be expected to complete online activities before any shared class activity .
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Face to face sessions, instructor supported activities and seminar activity provide an
environment for debate, brainstorming and problem solving as a collaborative activity to
develop understanding and application. The design of the module is intended to provide a
framework for students to take responsibility for their own learning and academic
achievement by clarifying issues and developing critical thinking. Students are encouraged to
keep up to date with health and research issues in journals and in the media and there will be
opportunities in the module to debate topical issues. 

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Summative % Deadline for submission Date for return of Minimum Anonym
assessment weighting of work and where mark/grade and pass mark for ous
assignment should be feedback and assessment marking
submitted (Turnitin) where they will be task(s)
returned
1. Essay 60% 15.12.2021 15 working days 40% YES

2. Exam 40% Jan 2022 15 working days 40% YES

Assessment period
Assessments:

This module is part of a set of pilot courses which are using the anonymous marking this
semester, with the aim of broadening the use of anonymous marking to the whole
University in 2022/23. It means that wherever possible, the identity of students will not
be revealed when assessments are marked. More information on anonymous marking can
be found at https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching-
enhancement/policies/Anonymous-Marking.aspx. To help with this process, you are
required to use your Student ID in in the following areas when submitting your
assessment on Turnitin:
a) Header of the file or equivalent (e.g. top of the document)
b) Title of the Turnitin submission
c) File name when you save the file

Your Student ID consists of the digit that you can find on your Smartcard and on your
My Record.
- If you started studying at CCCU in Sept 2020 or after, your Student ID consists of 9
numbers, starting with 1
- If you started studying at CCCU before Sept 2020, your Student ID consists of the
first three letters of your surname + 8 numbers. You MUST REMOVE THE THREE
LETTERS from the Student ID when inserting it on your assessment as described
above, else the submission will not be anonymous.

 Further information about the assessment can be found at the end of this
handbook, in the “assessment brief” section.

Indicative schedule of delivery:

SESSION INDICATIVE INDEPENDENT STUDY ACTIVITIES

CONTENT
Session 1  Introduction to Essential Reading
module Barry, A. and Yuill, C. (2016) Understanding the
E.Corvo  What is health? Sociology of Health. An Introduction (4th ed) London:
What is disease/ Sage. Chapts 1-3 (essential )
illness? What is Baggott, R. (2011) Public Health, Policy and Politics.
wellbeing? 2nd ed. London: Palgrave/Macmillan Chapt 1
( essential

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SESSION INDICATIVE INDEPENDENT STUDY ACTIVITIES
CONTENT
Blaxter, M (2010) Health 2nd ed. London: Polity
(essential)
Recommended
Naidoo, J and Wills, J (2016) Foundations for Health
Promotion. 4th ed. London: Elsevier.
Nettleton, S (2013) Sociology of health and illness. 3rd
ed. Cambridge: Polity
Scrambler, G (2018) Sociology as applied to health
and medicine (7th ed) London: Palgrave
Session 2 Consideration of Traditional approaches to health
traditional approaches Essential reading
N. Holt to health / The Great Barry, A. and Yuill, C. (2016) Understanding the
Plague Sociology of Health. An Introduction (4th ed) London:
Sage. Chapter 3 (essential)

Recommended reading about the 1665 plague

Channel 4, dvd available in library 942.1066FIR
Defoe, D. (1969) A Journal of the Plague Year.
Oxford: Oxford University Press

Session 3 Exploring how Essential Reading

traditional approaches Baggot, R (2011) Public Health Policy and Politics
N.Holt to health are (2nd ed) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (Chapt 2)
challenged by the rise ( Essential)
of biomedicine.
Barry, A and Yuill, C (2016) Understanding the
Sociology of health (4th ed) London: Sage ( Chapts 1
and 2) (essential )

Berridge, V., Gorsky, M., and Mold, A (2011) Public

Health in History. Maidenhead : Open University
Press/ McGraw Hill Chapts 2 and 3 (essential )

Donaldson, LJ and Rutter, P (2017) Donaldson’s

Essential Public Health. 4th ed. Chapt 13 ( history of
public health.

Recommended reading:
Waddington, K (2011) An introduction to the social
history of medicine: Europe since 1500. Basingstoke:
Palgrave Macmillan

Session 4  Historical Essential reading

development of Baggot, R ( 2011) Public Health Policy and Politics
N.Holt public health (2nd ed) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (Chapt 2)
Victorians and the Berridge, V., Gorsky, M., and Mold, A eds (2011)
Public Health Public Health in History. Maidenhead : Open
Movement University Press/ McGraw Hill
Donaldson L.J. and Rutter P. D., (2017) Donaldson’s

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SESSION INDICATIVE INDEPENDENT STUDY ACTIVITIES
CONTENT
Essential Public Health. 4th ed . London : CRC Press
Chapt 13
Hardy, A (2001)Health and Medicine in Britain since
1860. Basingstoke: Palgrave (Chapt 1)
Lane, J (2001) A social history of medicine. London:
Routledge.

Health education and the rise of national health care

Essential reading
Aston, J and Seymour H (1988) The New Public
Health. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
(Chapters 1, 2)
Baggot, R ( 2011) Public Health Policy and Politics
(2nd ed) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (Chapt 3 and
4)
Berridge, V., Gorsky, M., and Mold, A eds (2011)
Public Health in History. Maidenhead : Open
University Press/ McGraw Hill ( Chapters 3,4, 9, 10)
Berridge, V (2016) Public Health: A Very Short
Introduction. Abingdon, Oxford: Oxford University
Press
Hardy, A (2001) Health and Medicine in Britain since
1860. Basingstoke: Palgrave (Chapters 3 and 5)
Sutherland, I. (1987) History and background, in:
Sutherland, I. (ed) Health Education: Perspectives and
Choices. Cambridge: NEC p.12-18
Webster, C. (2001) Caring for Health: History and
Diversity. Buckingham: OU Press (chapter 4) focus on
p.97-118

Session 5 This session will Essential reading

examine biomedical Barry, A. and Yuill, C. (2016) Understanding the
N.Holt approaches to health Sociology of Health. An Introduction. 4th ed. London:
and critiques of Sage. (chapters 1 and 2) (essential)
biomedicine Gerhardt, C. (1995) ‘Criticisms of biomedicine’ in
Models of health Moon, G and Gillespie, R. (eds.) Society and Health.
-Biomedical / social London: Routledge, pp.65-77 (essential)
model Illich, I. (1976) ‘The epidemics of modern medicine’
in Davey, B. et al (2001) Health and Disease: A
Reader. 3rd edn. Buckingham: OU Press, pp.264-269
McKeown, T. (1976) ‘The medical contribution’ in
Davey, B., Gray, A. and Seale, C. (eds.) (2001) Health
and Disease: A Reader. 3rd edn. Buckingham: OU
Press, pp. 210-218
Szreter, S. (1988) ‘The importance of social
intervention in Britain’s mortality decline c.1850-
1914: a re-interpretation of the role of public health’ in
Davey, B., Gray, A. and Seale, C. (eds.) (2001) Health
and Disease: A Reader. 3rd edn. Buckingham: OU

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SESSION INDICATIVE INDEPENDENT STUDY ACTIVITIES
CONTENT
Press, pp. 219-226

Recommended reading
Aggleton, P (1990) Health. London: Routledge (end
section of Chapt 3 and Chapt 4)

Session 6 Social determinants of Essential reading

health Barry, A. and Yuill, C. (2016) Understanding the
E.Corvo Sociology of Health. An Introduction. 4th ed. London:
Sage. pp.12-14 (essential)

Naidoo , J and Wills, J ( 2015) Health Studies: An

Introduction. 3rd ed. London : Palgrave / Macmillan
Chapt 5 (essential)

White,K (2009) An introduction to the sociology of

health and illness. 2nd ed. London: Sage ( Chapt 1,
Chapt 3 )

Recommended reading
Aggleton, P. (1990) Health London: Routledge
Beresford, P. et al (2002) ‘The effects of poverty’ in
Bytheway, B. et al (eds.) Understanding Care,
Welfare and Community. A Reader. Oxon: Routledge
(chapter 3)
Scrambler, G (2018) Sociology as applied to health
and medicine (7th ed) London: Palgrave

Session 7 Marmot Review Essential

Baggot, R (2011) Public Health Policy and Politics
N.Holt (2nd ed) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Chapt 16
and 17

Donaldson L.J. and Rutter P. D., (2019) Donaldson’s

Essential Public Health. 4th ed . London : CRC Press
Chapt 5 ( essential)
Marmot, M (2020) Health equity in England : The
Marmot Review 10 years on . available at
https://www.health.org.uk/publications/reports/the-
marmot-review-10-years-on ( Executive summary
essential)
Marmot, M. (2010) Fair Society, Healthy Lives. The
Marmot Review. Strategic Review of Health
Inequalities in England post 2010. London: DH
Available at:
http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/fair-
society-healthy-lives-the-marmot-review
Executive summary essential

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 SESSION INDICATIVE INDEPENDENT STUDY ACTIVITIES
CONTENT

Recommended
Wilkinson, R and Pickett, K (2019) The Inner Level:
How more equal societies reduce stress, restore sanity
and improve everyone’s wellbeing. London : Penguin

Session 8 Measuring health- Essential

introduction to Bailey, L et al (2007) Introduction to epidemiology.
E.Corvo epidemiology Maidenhead: Open University Press. Chapt 1
Bonita R, Beaglehole R, Kjellström T (2006) Basic
Epidemiology Geneva: WHO
Naidoo, J. & Wills, J. (2009) Foundations for Health
Promotion. London: Bailliere Tindall Elsevier.
Chapter 3

Session 9 Health promotion and Essential

the wider public Douglas, J et al ( 2010) A reader in promoting public
N. Holt health workforce - health . Milton Keynes : Open University Press
Exploring health Naidoo, J. and Wills, J. (2005) Public Health and
promotion Health Promotion. Developing Practice. London:
Looking at a variety Baillière Tindall (chapter 7 Partnership working)
of UK government Scriven, A (2017) Ewles and Simnett’s Promoting
strategies to improve Health: A Practical Guide. 7th ed. London: Elsevier
health Thurston, M (2014) Key themes in Public Health.
Public Health Oxon: Routledge
England /Local Naidoo, J and Wills, J (2016) Foundations for Health
authorities and their Promotion. 4th ed. London: Elsevier.
role in public health Nettleton, S (2013) Sociology of health and illness. 3rd
Exploration of ed. Cambridge: Polity
different roles in Orme, J. et al (2007) Public Health for the 21st
public health, social Century. Buckingham: OU Press
care and health care

Session 10 Exploration of public Fingertips public health profiles – exploration of a

health profiles / Data range of public health profiles in preparation for the
E.Corvo analysis Seen exam
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/
Session 11 Exam preparation Workshop revision session revising key elements of
/Revision/Tutorials each session.
E.Corvo

Guidance on how to use independent study time: Complete the set reading and fully
engage in discussions in seminars

Referencing system: Harvard Referencing Systems

Learning Materials/Resources:

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Please see the essential and recommended reading for each week in each weekly section

Basic texts to get you started on public health ideas and sociology of health

Baggot, R (2011) Public Health Policy and Politics (2nd ed) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Barry, A. and Yuill, C. (2016) Understanding the Sociology of Health. An Introduction. 4th ed.
London: Sage

Berridge, V (2016) Public Health: A Very Short Introduction. Abingdon, Oxford: Oxford
University Press

Donaldson L.J. and Rutter P. D., (2019) Donaldson’s Essential Public Health. 4th ed . London :
CRC Press

Wilson, F. and Mabhala, M (2009) Key Concepts in Public Health. London: Sage

Key background reading on public health and health promotion issues

Berridge, V., Gorsky, M., and Mold, A eds (2011) Public Health in History. Maidenhead :
Open University Press/ McGraw Hill

Berridge, V. (2016) Public Health: A Very Short Introduction. Abingdon, Oxord: Oxford
University Press

Douglas, J et al ( 2010) A reader in promoting public health . Milton Keynes : Open University
Press

Naidoo, J. and Wills, J. (2005) Public Health and Health Promotion. Developing Practice.
London: Baillière Tindall (chapter 7 Partnership working)

Naidoo, J and Wills, J (2016) Foundations for Health Promotion. 4th ed. London: Elsevier.

Naidoo, J and Wills, J ( 2015) Health Studies: An Introduction. 3rd ed. London : Palgrave /
Macmillan

Orme, J. et al (2007) Public Health for the 21st Century. Buckingham: OU Press
Scriven, A and Garman, S (2007) Public Health: Social Context and Action. Maidenhead:
Open University Press/McGraw Hill

Scriven, A (2017) Ewles and Simnett’s Promoting Health: A Practical Guide. 7th ed. London:
Elsevier

Sim, F and McKee, M ( 2011) eds Issues in Public Health (2nd ed) Maidenhead: Open
Unviersity Press/ McGraw Hill

Thurston, M (2014) Key themes in Public Health. Oxon: Routledge

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Understanding sociology of health
Nettleton, S (2013) Sociology of health and illness. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Polity

Scrambler, G (2018) Sociology as applied to health and medicine (7th ed) London: Palgrave
White,K (2009) An introduction to the sociology of health and illness. 2nd ed. London: Sage
( Chapt 1, Chapt 3 )

Wainwright, D (2008) A Sociology of Health. London: Sage

Epidemiology

Carneiro, I., and Howard , N. (2011) Introduction to Epidemiology. Maidenhead: Open

University Press/ McGraw Hill

Videos from the Khan Academy on epidemiology

Social determinants of health and health inequalities

Dorling, D (2015) Inequality and the 1% . London: Verso

Dorling , D (2018) Peak inequality or any of Dorling’s work on inequality

Marmot, M (2015) The Health Gap: The Challenge of an unequal world. London: Bloomsbury

Sim, F and McKee, M ( 2011) eds Issues in Public Health (2nd ed) Maidenhead: Open
University Press/ McGraw Hill (Chapt 4 on inequalities)

Wilkinson, R. and Marmot, M (2003) Social Determinants of Health. The Solid Facts. 2nd edn.
Each chapter starts with a section ‘What is known’ – focus on these.

Wilkinson, R and Pickett, K (2009) The Spirit Level: Why equality is better for everyone.
London: Penguin

Wilkinson, R and Pickett, M (2018) The Inner Level. London : Penguin

Wider reading and understanding

Explore Public Health England https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

World Health Organisation https://www.who.int/

For topical discussions on wider public health issues and inequalities;

Health Foundation https://www.health.org.uk/

The Kings Fund https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/

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UCL Institute of Health Equity web site http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/

See various reports via the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website www.jrf.org.uk

Cochrane Reviews http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews

Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk

Europe PubMed Central http://europepmc.org/

European Public Health Alliance http://www.epha.org/

Evidence in Health and Social Care http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/

National Institute for Health and

Clinical Excellence www.nice.org.uk

Network of Public Health Observatories http://www.apho.org.uk/

Politics of Health Group http://www.pohg.org.uk/

Public Health England

Social Care Institute for Excellence www.scie.org.uk

Socialist Health Alliance http://www.sochealth.co.uk/

South East Public Health Observatory http://www.sepho.org.uk/

The Information Centre (NHS) http://www.ic.nhs.uk/

The Equality Trust https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/

UCL Institute of Health Equity http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/

UK Data Archive http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/

UK National Statistics www.statistics.gov.uk

UK Public Health Association http://www.ukpha.org.uk/

World Health Organization Europe http://www.euro.who.int/en/home

Journals

Journals

Community Practitioner

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 Critical Public Health

Health Education Journal

Health Promotion International

Health Service Journal

International Journal of Health

International Journal of Mental Health

Promotion

Journal of Health Visiting

Journal of Public Health

Critical Public Health

Critical Social Policy

Health Education Journal

Health Promotion International

International Journal of Health Education

Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Journal of Social Policy

Sociology of Health and Illness

Social Policy and Society

Reassessment information:

Some students may be required to take reassessment for the module, following a decision
from a Board of Examiner. Do check the Your Guide to Assessment and Award Processes
and seek advice from your Personal Academic Tutor if this is the case for you. Support from
the module team will be available in preparation for the reassessments.

Should you be required to take reassessment, the nature of the reassessment will be:

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 Original assessment Reassessment type Deadline for submission of reassessment,
This should be Usually, the same type and where it should be submitted
identical to the of assessment and July 2021 – date TBC
original assessment brief, but exam
questions may vary

This handbook should be read in conjunction with other sources:

 Student Handbook: for programme academic information applying to all modules
 Current Student Webpages: for generic student experience information

Assessment brief:
Essay: 2400 words

Deadline date : 15th December 2021 before 2pm

Essay question : Discuss how social factors influence health

Choose 3 social factors and analyse how these social factors impact on health. In your
discussion include a critical analysis of a government strategy/ review/ policy to improve
people’s health and wellbeing

Important:

Assignments must be submitted before 2pm on the deadline date. 60% of your final mark is
for the essay

Please read the Standards of coursework presentation and penalties and note that you will be
penalised if you fail to meet these standards.

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Please enter all assignments into Turnitin before or on the deadline date; no paper copy is
required.
Make sure that you reference correctly using Harvard referencing

Examination:

The examination is two hours long and will take place during the examination period at
the end of the first semester.

The exams office will provide more information about the exams towards the end of
each semester.

You are going to do a take home exam. It is worth 40% of your mark .

It is comprised of two sections. Section A contains one compulsory question that you must
answer, while section B allows you to choose one question out of five. More details will be
published on Blackboard in due time

Date and validity Valid for academic year 2021/2022

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