Public Health and Disease Control

If you have a passion for promoting health and wellbeing for people in your society, Public Health related professions would be your best choice. Choose one of the many public health professions and work to improve the health and wellbeing of people on a local, national or international scale.

A dedicated and experienced team of professionals have designed our Public Health and Disease Control course to give the leaners an in-depth understanding of the public health sector.

In contrast to hospital doctors, GPs and nurses who generally look after individual patients on a case-by-case basis, public health is more like taking a broad view of society to improve wellbeing and prevent illness.

Enrol in our Public Health and Disease Control online course now and consider a profession in public health sector to help people to stay healthy and protecting them from threats to their health.

Why Skill Excel Should Be Your Learning Partner

• Study Materials Prepared to Maintain the UK Education Standard
• Exclusive Training to Support Learners’ Knowledge and Skill
• Career Guidance Mapping with Each Course
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Reed courses certificate of completion

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• Module 1: Introduction to Public Health 07:00

  • 1: Introduction to Public Health 07:00

• Module 2: Public Health Principles 06:00

  • 2: Public Health Principles 06:00

• Module 3: Epidemiology Study 07:00

  • 3: Epidemiology Study 07:00

• Module 4: Epidemic Patterns and Measures of Disease Frequency 06:00

  • 4: Epidemic Patterns and Measures of Disease Frequency 06:00

• Module 5: Disease Control 07:00

  • 5: Disease Control 07:00

• Module 6: Maternity and Childbirth 08:00

  • 6: Maternity and Childbirth 08:00

• Module 7: Public Health and Environment 06:00

  • 7: Public Health and Environment 06:00

• Module 8: Public Health Policy 07:00

  • 8: Public Health Policy 07:00

• Module 9: Public Health Ethics and Human Rights 05:00

  • 9: Public Health Ethics and Human Rights 05:00

• Module 10: Health and Social Care – Healthcare and Social Care 04:00

  • 10: Health and Social Care – Healthcare and Social Care 04:00

• Module 11: Safeguarding and Risk from Abuse 10:00

  • 11: Safeguarding and Risk from Abuse 10:00

Course Curriculum

With 11 Learning Modules, our 'Public Health and Disease Control' course is the best Knowledge Based course to meet your career demand.

Module 1: Introduction to Public Health

• What Is Public Health?
• History of Public Health
• Functions of Public Health
• Roles of Government in Public Health
• The Sciences of Public Health
• Prevention and Intervention
• Why Is Public Health Controversial?

Module 2: Public Health Principles

• Public Health and Population
• Public Health Informatics
• Public Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health, Disease and the Goal of Public Health

Module 3: Epidemiology Study

• Definition of Epidemiology
• Study of Epidemiology
• Methods of Epidemiology
• How Epidemiology Works
• Uses of Epidemiology
• Core Epidemiologic Functions
• Epidemiology and the Causes of Chronic Disease

Module 4: Epidemic Patterns and Measures of Disease Frequency

• Level of Disease
• Epidemic Disease Occurrence
• Epidemic Patterns
• Investigating an Outbreak
• Measures of Disease Frequency
• Measures of Public Health Impact

Module 5: Disease Control

• Concept of Disease
• Disease Occurrence
• Types of Disease
• Communicable Diseases
• Control of Communicable Diseases
• Public Health Measures
• Non-Communicable Diseases

Module 6: Maternity and Childbirth

• Maternal and Infant Mortality
• Infant Mortality Rate
• Impact of Maternal Behaviours
• Preventing Infant Mortality
• Importance of Family Planning
• Contraception
• Nutrition of Women and Children
• Children’s Health and Safety

Module 7: Public Health and Environment

• Global Warming Science and Consequences
• Human Health Effects
• Role of Government in Environmental Health
• Global Effects of Air Pollution
• National Green Energy Plan

Module 8: Public Health Policy

• What Is a Health Needs Assessment?
• Assessment of Public Health Needs
• National Policy and Legislation
• Public Health Policies and their Impact on Practice
• National Service Framework
• Partnership for Public Health

Module 9: Public Health Ethics and Human Rights

• Public Health Ethics
• Human Rights and Public Health
• Government’s Duty to Promote Public’s Health
• Vaccination Ethics
• Ethics in Epidemiology

Module 10: Health and Social Care – Healthcare and Social Care

• What is Health and Social Care?
• Healthcare Overview
• Who provides Healthcare?
• Social care overview
• Social care needs assessment
• Who provides social care?
• Healthcare vs Social Care
• Why is health and social carer a valuable career?
• And Many More

Module 11: Safeguarding and Risk from Abuse

• Safeguarding
• Who are vulnerable individuals?
• Dealing with safeguarding issues
• What Is Abuse?
• Types and Signs of Abuse
• Adults, Young People and Children at Risk from Abuse
• Environmental factors that may make abuse more likely
• How to Deal with Suspected Cause of Abuse and Disclosure of Abuse
• Minimising the Risk of Abuse
• And More

Our Public Health and Disease Control course is for highly motivated people who want to develop their professional skills and prepare for the job they want. If anyone wants to stay updated on Public Health sector and gain in-depth understanding, this course will be a perfect match for them.

Skill Excel doesn’t set any particular standard for learners to enrol or start the Health and Social Care course. However, we strongly recommend you to be 18 years old to get the best result out of learning.

Jobs are available in local authorities and government, the NHS, private healthcare companies, charities, and in higher education/research. Roles are varied - encompassing everything from school nurses and substance misuse workers to public health consultants and epidemiologists - meaning there is no standard route into this field.

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