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NSC303Health Sciences2 Unitsintermediate

NSC 303 Concepts and Strategies in Public Community Health

This course introduces students to the concepts and strategies essential in public and community health nursing. It explores the historical background, models of disease causation, and the principles of primary health care. The course emphasizes the 'Health for All' approach, examining health systems organization and resource management. Students will also study family healthcare, focusing on Sustainable Development Goals, maternal and child health, and health promotion activities at various healthcare levels.

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60h
Study Time
13
Weeks
5h
Per Week
none
Math Level
Course Keywords
Community HealthPublic HealthPrimary Health CareHealth PromotionFamily Health

Course Overview

Everything you need to know about this course

Course Difficulty

Intermediate Level
Builds on foundational knowledge
65%
intermediate
📚
Math Level
No Math
🔬
Learning Type
Hands-on Practice

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Community Health Concepts

2

Public Health Strategies

3

Primary Health Care Principles

4

Disease Causation Models

5

Family Health

6

Sustainable Development Goals

7

Maternal and Child Health

8

Health Promotion

Total Topics8 topics

Ready to Start

No specific requirements needed

This course is designed to be accessible to all students. You can start immediately without any prior knowledge or specific preparation.

Assessment Methods

How your progress will be evaluated (3 methods)

self-assessment exercises

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

tutor-marked assignments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

final examination

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

Career Opportunities

Explore the career paths this course opens up for you

Community Health Nurse

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Public Health Officer

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Health Educator

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Healthcare Administrator

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International Aid Worker

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Industry Applications

Real-world sectors where you can apply your knowledge

HealthcareGovernmentNon-profitInternational DevelopmentCommunity Services

Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week
1

Module 1: Introduction to Community-Public Health

2h

Unit 1: Basic Concepts and Definitions in Community-Public Health

2 study hours
  • •Define health, community, public health, and global health.
  • •Discuss the concept of positive health and well-being.
  • •List and explain various dimensions of health.
  • •Describe the five major determinants of health.
Week
2

Module 1: Introduction to Community-Public Health

2h

Unit 2: History of community and public health

2 study hours
  • •Discuss the history of public health.
  • •Explain the principal disciplines of public health.
  • •Discuss the ethical issues and challenges in public health.
  • •Differentiate between community and public health.
Week
3

Module 1: Introduction to Community-Public Health

2h

Unit 3: Model of disease causation theories

2 study hours
  • •List and discuss the major models/theories of disease causation of the ancient to 19th century.
  • •List and discuss the major models/theories of disease causation of the 20th century to modern era.
  • •Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each of the models.
Week
4

Module 1: Introduction to Community-Public Health

2h

Unit 4: community and Public Health in Nigeria

2 study hours
  • •Discuss the history of community-public health in Nigeria.
  • •Outline the various organizations that help to shape community-public health.
  • •Analyse the roles each of these organizations play in shaping community-public health in Nigeria.
Week
5

Module 2: PRIMARY HEATH CARE (PHC): HEALTH FOR ALL APPROACH

2h

Unit 1: Concepts and Principles of Primary Health Care

2 study hours
  • •Discuss the concept of primary health care.
  • •Define Primary health care.
  • •Analyse the elements of Primary Health care.
  • •Explain the Principles of Primary Health care.
Week
6

Module 2: PRIMARY HEATH CARE (PHC): HEALTH FOR ALL APPROACH

2h

Unit 2: Health For All

2 study hours
  • •Define health for all.
  • •Discuss the meaning of health for all.
  • •Describe global strategy for attaining health for all.
  • •Explain the national strategy adopted to achieve the goal of health for all.
Week
7

Module 2: PRIMARY HEATH CARE (PHC): HEALTH FOR ALL APPROACH

2h

Unit 3: Organisation of Health Systems based on Primary Health Care

2 study hours
  • •Define the health system.
  • •List the characteristics of health system.
  • •Describe the organizational structure of health system, at Federal, State and Local levels.
Week
8

Module 2: PRIMARY HEATH CARE (PHC): HEALTH FOR ALL APPROACH

2h

Unit 4: Health care Resources and Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Services

2 study hours
  • •Describe the measures to develop human resources for health.
  • •Enumerate and explain ways of ensuring community involvement to be adopted by the ministry of health.
  • •Discuss the whole gamut of health manpower, including internal agencies engaged in delivery of national health care services.
Week
9

Module 3: FAMILY HEALTH CARE

2h

Unit 1: Basic Concepts and Definitions of family and family health

2 study hours
  • •Define Family and family health.
  • •Describe the reason why there is a focus on family health.
  • •Discuss components of Family health.
  • •Explain the concept of Hygiene.
Week
10

Module 3: FAMILY HEALTH CARE

2h

Unit 2: Sustainable Development Goals

2 study hours
  • •Define Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • •Distinguish between Millennium Development Goals & SDGs.
  • •State the 17 SDGs.
  • •Identify the health-related SDGs.
Week
11

Module 3: FAMILY HEALTH CARE

2h

Unit 3: Maternal and Child Healthcare

2 study hours
  • •Explain the provision of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health services.
  • •Analyse the levels of MNCH service delivery.
  • •Discuss the current models of ANC.
  • •Explain the Labour, Delivery, Puerperium and Post-Natal Care services at the village and facility levels.
Week
12

Module 3: FAMILY HEALTH CARE

2h

Unit 4: Health Promotion

2 study hours
  • •Define the concept of Health Promotion.
  • •Enumerate the elements of Health Promotion.
  • •State the components of Health Promotion.
  • •Explain the principles of Health Promotion.
Week
13

Module 3: FAMILY HEALTH CARE

4h

Final Revision

4 study hours
  • •Review all course materials.
  • •Work on assignments.
  • •Prepare for final examination.

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

Expert tips to help you succeed in this course

1

Create concept maps linking Module 1 theories to real-world public health challenges.

2

Focus on the differences between MDGs and SDGs in Module 3, Unit 2.

3

Practice applying the principles of primary health care (Module 2, Unit 1) to case studies.

4

Review the roles of different organizations in shaping community health (Module 1, Unit 4).

5

Develop mnemonics for remembering the components of family health (Module 3, Unit 1).

6

Prioritize understanding of maternal and child health interventions (Module 3, Unit 3).

7

Practice explaining health promotion strategies (Module 3, Unit 4) to different audiences.

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