PGA in Public Mental Health and Wellbeing: Measurement, Determinants and Promotion - 18-22 October 2010
The development of this module has been sponsored by the West Midlands Teaching Public Health Network and supported by the National Mental Health Development Unit's Wellbeing Programme.
Recent national guidance in England such as New Horizon's Shared Vision for Mental Health 2009, the Foresight Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project 2008 and the Marmot Review 2010 now mean that knowledge of mental health and wellbeing and the prevention of mental illness is becoming crucial for the role of public health practitioners.
There is a developing evidence-base that points to the efficacy of interventions across the life course and in a range of key settings. Today's public health practitioners need to understand the interplay between mental health and physical health, and the impact on healthy lifestyles to ensure the success of a range of public health programmes - including those that aim to prevent heart disease, cancer, and other long term conditions.
This new Public Mental Health course at Warwick Medical School will provide a wide range of health care professionals with a theoretical and practical grounding in current issues in public mental health.
The course is aimed at professionals with an interest in public mental health, including those working with local authorities, social care, the voluntary/community sectors and public health or services commissioners and GPs.
As the course is taught in a 5-day block, it is ideal for busy professionals requiring flexibility over their studies. It is also available as a non-accredited CPD course as well as a Postgraduate Award.
This is the first module of its kind in the UK so demand for places is high and the university are enrolling now for the October 2010 course.
Download the flyer and the course details. All enquiries to wms.marketing@warwick.ac.uk.
Read more about the work of the NMHDU Promoting Well Being and Public Mental Health Programme
