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Promoting Public Health: skills, perspectives and practice
Cathy Lloyd, Open University
This activity is based around getting students to focus on the 4 case-studies presented on DVD:. mental health intervention, Sure Start project in Powys, public health initiatives in Coventry, and Belfast Healthy City.The idea is to make the activity as non-threatening as possible – so less of an emphasis on the personal and introducing themselves, or offering information about themselves, and more of a focus on ‘objective’ information (i.e. the case studies).
Compose your first message to the forum. This should include your name and, if you would like, a small amount of information (just one or two sentences) about yourself. Then include in your message a response to the following question:
‘Which of the four case-studies, in your opinion, best reflects multidisciplinary public health practice in the twenty-first century and why?’
Over the next two or three days, check back on the forum to read other student’s messages and post at least two responses back. You should aim to observe three guidelines when posting messages:
- Read carefully Make sure you have read the posts carefully – a misunderstanding can lead to a breakdown of communication. You can always ask the forum member to clarify their response if you think it’s unclear.
- Write carefully Making your own posts clear so other people can understand, just as you would when discussing a topic verbally, will help other forum members a great deal.
- Ask good questions ‘Good’ questions are those that probe the topic, helping develop everyone’s understanding and taking the discussion forward. You should try to answer questions that require the forum members to respond in a way other than ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
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