Accessing Resources
Below is a list of all resources contributed to the project and have been catalogued to the JorumOpen Repository under Creative Commons License. All resources submitted to the PHORUS project are searchable on the JorumOpen site by using the search term 'PHORUS'.
Visit Health Sciences and Practice Repository to view a full list of PHORUS resources deposited there.- Global Perspectives in Public health and Health Promotion:
By Sebastian Garman (Brunel University) (Deposited Date: 2010-04-13)
9 Powerpoint slide sequences based on MSc lectures from a global prespecitves module that, adoting a social science perspective, explores the trends, issues and context of global public Health and Health Promotion. - Hungry in hospital, healthy in Prison:
By Heather J. Hartwell; John S. A. Edwards (Deposited Date: 2010-01-21)
This Power Point presentation gives a comparative study of the foodservice that is offered in hospitals and the foodservice offered in the prison system. - Patient Voices Programme:
By Tony Sumner (Pilgrim Projects Limited); Pip Hardy (Pilgrim Projects Limited) (2010-01-21)
Collection of digital stories about health and social care - Patient Experience and Satisfaction with Hospital Food Service:
By Heather Hartwell; John S. A. Edwards; Cathy Symonds (2010-01-31)
Outlining patient experience and satisfaction with hospital foodservice. - Smoking in pregnancy:
By Catherine Angell (Bournemouth University) (2010-04-07)
A power point presentation file that looks into smoking in pregnancy - Post-natal contraception:
By Catherine Angell (Bournemouth University) (2010-04-07)
A power point presentation lecture and activities looking into the midwifes role in contraception. - Ethics and Midwifery Research:
By Catherine Angell (Bournemouth University) (2010-04-07)
A power point presentation lecture and activities looking into research ethics for midwives in the UK. - Inequities In Health: A Global Perspective:
By Dr Ann Hemingway (Bournemouth University) (2010-04-13)
A power point presentation lecture looking at Inequlities in health from a global perspective. - Inequities In Health and Well Being; The Evidence Base for Children Centres:
By Dr Ann Hemingway (Bournemouth University) (2010-04-13)
A power point presentation lecture looking at Inequlities: The Evidence Base for Children Centres. - The Historical Origins of Public Health:
By Dr Ann Hemingway (Bournemouth University) (2010-04-13)
A presentation giving the Historical origins of Public Health from the definition of public health through to the different perspectives that various civilisations have had over the years. - Health promotion, health education and HIV/AIDS:
By Dr Margaret Sills (2010-02-09)
This article will focus on the role that health promotion can play in preventing the transmission of HIV. - Sports soft tissue injury:
By Mark Harmsworth (2010-02-26)
A presentation given to highlight types of injuries that can happen to soft tissue and the underlying factors that can lead into other related incidents. - Lost in Translation: Reflecting on a Model to Reduce Translation and Interpretation Bias:
By Professor Edwin van Teijlingen; Kirkpatrick, P. (2010-01-25)
This paper reflects on the language and translation challenges faced and interventions used whilst undertaking cross-cultural public health research in Nepal using translators. - Homely Remedy Protocols: A solution to the supply and administration of non-prescription medicinal products and dietary supplements:
By Jane Hunt, Bournemouth University; Kerrie Gemmill, Bournemouth University (2010-01-25)
This paper thus describes a suitable alternative to Patient Group Directions, for use in research participants requiring non-prescription medicinal products in their own homes, the Homely Remedy Protocol. - Guidance to Attachment Agencies:
By Angela Scriven (Brunel University) (2010-02-09)
Handbook for agencies offering attachments to Masters students. - Marginal Analysis and Programme Budgeting
By Peter Brambleby; Andrew Jackson; Kathryn Knight (2010-04-25)
This module explores the definitions, tools and practical application of Programme budgeting and marginal analysis (PBMA). - Sustainable Healthcare
By Muir Gray (2010-04-25)
This module challenges you to come up with ways to think more about climate change and the action your organisation can take to reduce its carbon footprint, whilst improving healthcare. - A virtual practice community for student learning and staff development in health and social work inter-professional education; changing practice through collaboration:
By Janet Scammell; Maggie Hutchings (2010-05-05)
This resource is the final report for the a Health Sciences and Practice mini project: A virtual practice community for student learning and staff development in health and social work inter-professional education; changing practice through collaboration. - Health and lifestyle of Nepalese migrants in the UK:
By Pratik Adhikary; Amalraj E Raja; Padam P Simkhada; Edwin R van Teijlingen (2010-05-05)
The health status and lifestyle of migrants is often poorer than that of the general population of their host countries. The Nepalese represent a relatively small, but growing, immigrant community in the UK, about whom very little is known in term of public health. Therefore, our study examined the health and lifestyle of Nepalese migrants in the UK. - HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Disease causation and the diagnostic process:
By Hannah Pheasant; Maria Kirwan; Murad Ruf; Oliver Morgan; Sally Cartwright; Rebecca Nunn; Paul Wilkinson; Sarah Anderson; Gayatri Manikkavasagan; Viv Speller (2010-05-18)
'Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; prevention and health promotion' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. - HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Medical Sociology, Social Policy, and Health Economics:
By Iain Crinson; Rebecca Steinbach; David Parkin (2010-05-18)
'Medical Sociology, Social Policy, and Health Economics' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers part of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus. - HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Health Information:
By Meic Goodyear; Neeraj Malhotra (2010-05-18)
'Health Information' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers part of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus. - HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Research Methods:
By Helen Barratt; Maria Kirwan; Michael Campbell; Rosalind Blackwood; Renu Bindra; Iain Crinson; Miranda Leontowitsch (2010-05-18)
'Research methods appropriate to public health practice, including epidemiology, statistical methods and other methods of enquiry including qualitative research methods', and is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers some of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus. - HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Organisation and Management:
By Katie Enock; Sally Markwell; Mike Deacon; Martin Hensher (2010-05-18)
'Organisation and Management of Health Care and Health Care Programmes from a Public Health Perspective' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers part of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus. - Screening:
By Angela Raffle (2010-04-25)
This comprehensive yet succinct module on screening will help the experienced practitioner to expand their teaching methods, and it will get the novice up to speed on the evaluation and delivery of screening. - Finding and Appraising the Evidence:
By Amanda Burls; Anne Brice (2010-04-25)
The ability to find and appraise published research is fundamental in our ability to provide effective and efficient healthcare. These modules take you through the process of how to find the evidence and then understand how to assess the validity and reliability of the research found. - "That's how we do it...we treat them all the same": an exploration of the experiences of patients, lay carers and health and social care staff of the care received by older people with dementia in acute hospital settings:
By Fiona Cowdell (Bournemouth University) (2010-05-26)
This study aimed to explore the experiences of patients, lay carers and health and social care staff of care received by older people with dementia in the acute hospital setting. - Change Management:
By Martyn Laycock (2010-06-10)
This module introduces you to managing change by providing tools that will support putting the change into context, planning changes using change models, implementing changes and effective communication with an understanding of the environment and then monitoring and managing the process. - Leadership and Management:
By Jeremy Francis and Martyn Laycock (2010-06-10)
Through this module participants will have a better understanding of themselves and their impacts on others. They will understand the similarities and differences between management and leadership, as well as different models/styles and principles of leadership, the strengths and weaknesses of each, when they should be used and their potential use in improving population health and wellbeing. - Collaborative Working:
By Sally Markwell and Viv Speller (2010-06-10)
Participants will learn to understand the principles and methods of partnership working and the benefits which collaboration can bring. - Antiretroviral treatment programmes in Nepal: Problems and barriers:
By Padam Simkhada; Wasti, S. P; Professor Edwin van Teijlingen (2010-01-25)
The main aim of this study is to identify barriers and obstacles to providing and expanding ARV programmes in Nepal. - Review of Barriers to Engaging Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in Physical Activity in the United Kingdom:
By Sejlo A. Koshoedo (Corresponding Author); Padam Simkhada; Edwin R. van Teijlingen (2010-01-25)
The article looks at the lower physical activity levels in Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups as compared with general population in the United Kingdom (UK) could relate to barriers to engaging these groups in physical activity. - Issues and Challenges of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Programme in Nepal:
By Prof Edwin van Teijlingen; Sharada Prasad Wasti (Corresponding Author); Padam Simkhada; Julian Randall (2010-05-05)
This paper explores some of the key issues and challenges of government HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programme in Nepal. - Dissertation Handbook 2008-9:
By Angela Scriven (Brunel University) (2010-02-09)
A detailed guide to producing a dissertation in health promotion/public health for the 2008/9. - Improving Health: Public Health - Getting back to basics:
By Rhian Last (Education for Health) (2010-04-19)
This presentation explores some of the theories and tools which can applied in order to set up an effective public health improvement initiative. Notes have been included to assist the facilitator with presentation. - Handbook Principles Perspectives and Practice in Health Promotion:
By Angela Scriven (Brunel University) (2010-02-09)
Module Handbook for a core health promotion module. - Guidelines for Writing at Masters Degree Level:
By Ursula Wingate (King's College London) (2010-04-21)
This document gives general guidelines for writing at a Masters Degree Level for students that are studying within the health sciences. It gives a breakdown of how to write various papers at masters level with the correct structure and styling. - Toolkit: ‘How to Make Your Case for Education & Training’:
By Rhian Last (Education for Health) (2010-04-19)
This is a unique business case toolkit around Improving Health offering nurses a simple, effective way to produce business cases to successfully secure funds for their continuing professional development. - A planning guide: health inequalities and the voluntary and community sector:
By Mr Blessing Chiwera (Author); Karen Bollan (Editor); Royal Society for Public Health (2010-04-13)
A guide to the issues and advice on how to address health inequalities. - Public Health Masters Course Handbook 2010-2011:
By Susan Sapsed (University of Bedfordshire) (2010-03-02)
A course handbook for the Masters in Public health at the University of Bedfordshire. - Principles & Practice for non-Pharmacological preventative Intervention (BM, BVSc, etc.)
By Anne Wylie (Primary Care and Public Health Sciences, King's College London) (2010-06-25)
This resource aims to offer tutors flexible options for small group teaching about behaviour change in the clinical context with regard to smoking behaviour, weight reduction and alcohol consumption - Evaluation of the Boscombe West & Springbourne Healthy Living Centre in Bournemouth,Sept 2005-Oct 2008.
By Dr Ann Hemingway (Bournemouth University) (2010-08-30)
The aim of this report is to summarise the Evaluation of a Healthy Living Centre. It explores and discusses the outcomes from the evaluation as well as the evaluation development from conception through to implementation. The report will also outline the processes through which the relevant evaluation theory emerged and identify the core lessons learnt as experienced by the external evaluators from Bournemouth University. - Promoting mental health and wellbeing of older carers
By Frances Gordon (Sheffield Hallam University) (2010-08-30)
E-learning package containing interactive resources to aid awareness of mental health needs of older carers. The resource is structured around three stories about the experience of older carers to trigger reflective learning. It also contains three editions of an e-magazine to support development of reflective skills. Users can access a downloadable reflective log book to track learning and future development needs. - Muscle Spindles Basics
By Virtual Campus (King's College London) A King's College Virtual Campus learning resource describing the details of the muscle spindles and the stretching and relaxing of muscles. This learning resource gives details of the muscle spindles, the spindle structure, the muscle fibres and the different ways that they respond to stretching. - Numeracy Online
By Virtual Campus (King's College London)
Interactive learning resource that allows students to try simple calculations that are required in their studies and are a vital part of their repertoire of skills. In the examples on this website, the user can test themselves to see if they can arrive at the correct answers by applying their own common sense. - On-Line Clinical Video (OLiVe) By Virtual campus (King's College London) The OLiVe video bank is a collection of videos covering clinical examinations, techniques and skills. The videos are available one of three formats: Windows Media, Flash Video and QuickTime, so you will need the relevant video player to play the chosen media.
- Review of the 'Guide for World Class Commissioners Promoting Health and Well-Being: Reducing Inequalities' July 2010 By Woody Caan (Professor of Public Health at Anglia Ruskin University) The PHORUS project commissioned the review of the Guide for World Class Commissioners - Promoting Health and Well-Being: Reducing Inequalities in July 2010.
