Unit 9 – Global Perspectives to Local Realities

Outline of programme for Part 2. How thinking about community health has developed at global and national levels.

Unit 10 – Community Research

Providing group members with the skills necessary to carry out practical research within their community

Unit 11 – Private Troubles and Public Issues

The unit focuses on the issue of food to illustrate the underlying causes of health issues and how these can be tackled using a community development approach.

Unit 12 – Making Democracy Work

A basic introduction to ‘who does what’ in the health services. Learning about the different structures and talking to some of those involved. Consumers or citizens?

Unit 13 – Getting Below The Surface

Ideas about education for social change. How to enable people to say what really concerns them and to identify the key issues.

Unit 14 – Working With Groups

What makes a group work well? What makes it frustrating? Examining the different things that go on in groups. Introduction to the ‘Task and Process’ aspect of groups.

Unit 15 – Community Research Projects – Presentation and Analysis

Group presentation on the findings of their research

Unit 16 – Review And Evaluation

Final help with assignment. Review of learning and Course evaluation.

(last updated 10 June 2010)