Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

UNIT 12: PUBLIC HEALTHP1 and P2 could be assessed through an initial piece of writing in which learnersdescribe key aspects of public health and the origins of public health in the UK. Atimeline could also be included here.A second assignment could then be used to assess P3 and P4, with opportunities forlearners also to achieve M1 and D1. Evidence here could include the use of graphicalinformation appropriately interpreted. The six factors that potentially affect healthstatus should include factors from the three identified groups in the contents section— socio-economic, environmental and genetic.A third assignment could be used to complete the assessment for this unit, assessingP5 and P6 and providing opportunities for learners to achieve M2, M3 and D2. For P5,a piece of writing describing methods of promoting and protecting public health, withexamples, could be used as evidence. If learners explain these methods — theireffectiveness and how they achieve their aims, this will also provide evidence for M2.For P6 and M3 learners need to focus on a named communicable disease and a namednon-communicable disease of their choosing, and D2 requires them to considerstrengths and weaknesses of the methods of promoting and protecting public healthfor the two named diseases and how effective they are.Links to National Occupational Standards, other BTEC units, other BTECqualifications and other relevant units and qualificationsThe knowledge gained through the study of this unit will be developed further inUnit 20: Health Education and Unit 38: Environmental Health. This unit may alsoenable learners to gain some of the underpinning knowledge for the following units ofthe Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care:• Unit HSC31: Promote effective communication for and about individuals• Unit HSC32: Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security inthe working environment• Unit HSC33: Reflect on and develop your practice• Unit HSC34 Promote the wellbeing and protection of children and youngpeople• Unit HSC35: Promote choice, wellbeing and the protection of allindividuals• Unit HSC3103: Contribute to raising awareness of health issues• Unit HSC3111: Promote the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities ofindividuals• Unit HSC3116: Contribute to promoting a culture that values and respectsthe diversity of individuals.174BN018467 – Specification – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care– Issue 1 – February 2007 © Edexcel Limited 2007