Inequities In Health and Well Being; The Evidence Base for Children Centres
Inequalities in health are: “Differences in the prevalence or incidence of health problems between individual people of higher and lower socio-economic status”. Inequities in health are these differences but articulated as being preventable, unjust and wrong. This presentation gives a perspective into the Evidence Base for Children Centres.
Introducing health economics
12 PowerPoint slides from Richard Smith of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on Introducing health economics, covering Economics, Health and Health Economics and Key Economic Concepts.
TALAT Lecture 4206: Qualification
This lecture explains rules of EN 287-2 and EN 288-4; it describes importance of health and safety issues. Some knowledge of standards is assumed.
HST.535 Principles and Practice of Tissue Engineering (MIT)
The principles and practice of tissue engineering (and regenerative medicine) are taught by faculty of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. The principles underlying strategies for employing selected cells, biomaterial scaffolds, soluble regulators or their genes, and mechanical loading and culture conditions, for the regeneration of tissues and organs in vitro and in vivo are addressed. Differentiated cell types and stem cells
Health promotion
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Autumn Semester 2009 The 'Health Promotion' module is one of the core modules taught on the Masters in Public Health which is offered by the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health at The University of Nottingham. Suitable for study at: Masters level Dr Puja R Myles, School of Community Health Sciences - Epidemiology and Public Health Dr. Puja Myles is an Associate Professor of Health Protection and
Foundations in evidence based practice
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online for downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Spring Semester 2010. This module is taught on the Diploma/BSc in Nursing and covers an introduction to evidence-based practice; the nature of evidence; an introduction to the research process; reflective thinking and writing; portfolio development skills; searching/accessing information/literature; summarising literature; referencing literature sources; reviewing literature; an introduction to law and
Understanding and classifying a stroke
Stroke is the third largest cause of death in the UK after heart disease and cancer. It is also the single leading cause of severe disability in the UK. Classification of stroke is crucial in planning treatment and is a good indication of prognosis This Learning Object helps individuals understand how to make the diagnosis of stroke using the Oxford Stroke classification. It is suitable for any health care professionals involved in the management of stroke but especially doctors and medical stud
Immunology basics
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught Autumn semester 2009 Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The body fights infection through the functions of the immune system, whose power has been harnessed by the development of vaccination (immunisation). Suitable for study at: Undergraduate levels 1 and 2. Dr Ian Todd, School of Molecular Medical Sciences Dr Ian Todd is Associate Professor & Reader in Cellular Immunopatho
Issues and Challenges of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Programme in Nepal.
This paper explores some of the key issues and challenges of government HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programme in Nepal. Providing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services in Nepal is associated with a number of issues and challenges which are shaped mostly on cultural and managerial issues from grass root to policy level. Numerous efforts have been done and going on by Nepal government and non-government organization but still HIV prevention and treatment service is not able to reach all
Dissertation Handbook 2008-9
A detailed guide to producing a dissertation in health promotion/public health for the 2008/9.
Improving Health: Public Health - Getting back to basics
This presentation explores some of the theories and tools which can be applied in order to set up an
effective public health improvement initiative. Notes have been included to assist
the facilitator with the presentation. This resource was developed by Education for Health, which is an independent education and research charity for health professionals. They provide educational programmes that are run nationally and internationally and are accredited by the Open University.
This workshop pr
Handbook Principles Perspectives and Practice in Health Promotion
Module Handbook for a core health promotion module
Delivering Sustainable Development Activity 8: Participation Techniques
This activity concentrates on examining some of the formal participatory techniques that have been developed and utilised as part of Local Actions for Sustainability such as Local Agenda 21 processes - and increasingly in other contexts such as processes of environmental and health decision-making.
Interprofessional Learning Level One workbook
A Workbook for Pre-registration Health and Social Work Students
Interprofessional Learning Level Two workbook
INTERPROFESSIONAL LEARNING PART TWO A Workbook for Pre-registration Health and Social Work Students.
Mathematics for Chemistry Workbook
A workbook for chemists on the underlying mathematics needed to study chemistry at beginning undergraduate level. Videos of worked solutions to many of the problems in this workbook can be also found in JORUM
Interprofessional Learning Level Two workbook
INTERPROFESSIONAL LEARNING PART TWO A Workbook for Pre-registration Health and Social Work Students.
Interprofessional Learning Level One workbook
INTERPROFESSIONAL LEARNING PART ONE A Workbook for Pre-registration Health and Social Work Students
Venepuncture explained Dominic Egan Faculty of Health
Venepuncture explained Dominic Egan Faculty of Health
