Healthy Living

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 2
Unit No:
R/505/5362
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
24 hours

Assessment Guidance

Portfolio of Evidence.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.

Be able to investigate factors which contribute to healthy living.

Indicative Content

Learners should be able to describe the possible effects of diet and exercise on the functioning of the human body. This could be a research and presentation task. They should then design a diet and exercise plan to promote healthy living for an individual, possibly themselves. However, they could be given a fictitious person and details of their current diet and exercise. Learners could then be asked to design a more beneficial plan. Learners could go on to explain how the diet and exercise plan will affect the functioning of the human body. Learners working at higher levels could then evaluate the diet and exercise plan and justify their choices of menu and activities.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Describe the possible effects of diet and exercise on the functioning of the human body.
  • 1.2
    Design a diet and exercise plan to promote healthy living for an individual.
2.

Know about measures taken to improve the health of the population.

Indicative Content

Learners should be able to describe the different measures taken to improve the health of the population, in terms of media and advertising, public health promotions, governmental pressure on food manufacturers, and also advice from health professionals. This could be done as a research project or by speaking to a health professional. They could explain how the different measures taken to improve the health of the population impact on health and those working at higher levels could evaluate the different methods taken to improve the health of the population.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Describe different measures taken to improve the health of the population.
3.

Know how preventative measures can be used to support healthy living.

Indicative Content

Learners should be able to outline the role of health screening and vaccination programmes to support healthy living. Starting with those they have personal knowledge of, learners could research other available screening and vaccination programmes available in the UK. They could go on to explain how given health screening and vaccination programmes have supported healthy living.

Examples that could be used include breast cancer screening, cervical smear testing etc. and childhood vaccinations including MMR, polio and others such as tetanus, BCG etc. Learners could explain at least three of these programmes and those working at higher levels could evaluate the effectiveness of one given vaccination and one screening programme.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Outline the role of health screening and vaccination programmes to support healthy living.