Health and Well-being
Campaigning for Health Equity (NS232)
Project synopsis
In the Campaigning for Health Equity module, learners explore key issues to do with the conduct of campaigns for health equity. These include questions of justice, power, social movements, and advocacy as they relate to campaigning for health equity. As well as considering these questions, students work in groups, plan, conduct and evaluate a small-scale campaign for health equity with community partners.
Engaged Research Partners
A range of community partners, e.g. local primary schools, mental health and counselling services.
Community-based learning/research activity
Students form groups and work on a group campaign to address a health equity related need or problem over 12 weeks. This work is assessed in the following ways:
• Poster showcase event (20%)
o Preparation of a group poster and participation in a showcase event of campaigns for health equity. The poster outlines the key components of the campaign (goal, process, outcomes) or key stages (planning, enacting, evaluation) and is viewed and assessed by programme lecturers on the day
• Learning journal developed in the Reflect e-portfolio (80%)
Students build and submit a learning journal with three reflective entries, and associated artefacts (such as photos), one covering each stage of the campaign (planning – enacting – evaluating, 1,000 words each)
Student learning outcomes
Apart from subject specific knowledge, students on the module have an opportunity to develop the following skills and competencies:
- Effective communication and team work skills.
- Decision making and problem solving skills.
- Project/campaign management and leadership skills.
- Reflective learning and writing skills; analytical skills.
The students each evaluate and reflect on the impact of their campaigns. The impacts were seen for DCU student communities and local community groups such as primary school children.
Community outcomes
Further Details & Assessment:
Continuous Assessment: 100%
Students form groups and work on a group campaign to address a health equity related need or problem over 12 weeks. This work is assessed in the following ways:
- Poster showcase event (20%)
Preparation of a group poster and participation in a showcase event of campaigns for health equity. The poster outlines the key components of the campaign (goal, process, outcomes) or key stages (planning, enacting, evaluation) and is viewed and assessed by programme lecturers on the day. - Learning journal developed in the Reflect e-portfolio (80%)
Students build and submit a learning journal with three reflective entries, and associated artefacts (such as photos), one covering each stage of the campaign (planning – enacting – evaluating, 1,000 words each).
Faculty:
- BSc in Health and Society
- School of Nursing and Human Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Health
- Dublin City University
Credit weighting:
5 credits
Academic Contact:
Professor Anne Matthews, anne.matthews@dcu.ie
