OTHM L5 D/650/1140 Health Education and Promoting Wellbeing Assessment Brief 2026

OTHM Level 5 D/650/1140 Assessment Brief

Unit Reference Number	D/650/1140
Unit Title	Health Education and Promoting Wellbeing
Unit Level	5
Number of Credits	20
Total Qualification Time (TQT)	200 hours
Guided Learning Hours (GLH)	100 hours
Mandatory / Optional	Mandatory
Sector Subject Area (SSA)	1.3 Health and social care
Unit Grading Type	Pass / Refer

Unit Aims

This unit will develop learners understanding of approaches to health education and the methods that are used to identify health inequalities. Theoretical models using health education to bring about behaviour change will be examined and learners will be able to design a health education campaign.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcome – The learner will:	Assessment Criterion – The learner can:
1. Understand approaches to health education.	1.1 Evaluate the concept of health and ill health. 1.2 Compare and contrast models of health. 1.3 Analyse factors affecting health and well-being. 1.4 Analyse the connection between diet, exercise and health. 1.5 Evaluate the role of media in influencing attitudes to health. 1.6 Explain the terms: • health education • health protection • disease prevention. 1.7 Explain approaches to health promotion.
2. Understand models of behaviour change.	2.1 Explain two models of behaviour change that have been used in recent national health education campaigns. 2.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of different models of behaviour change in relation to health and wellbeing.
3. Be able to carry out a health education campaign.	3.1 Define the rationale of a health education campaign. 3.2 Carry out a health education campaign, relating it to models of behaviour change. 3.3 Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the health education campaign. 3.4 Explain ethical issues involved in the health education campaign.

Assessment Task

Task 1

Unit Learning Outcomes

LO 1 Understand approaches to health education.

LO 2 Understand models of behaviour change.

Task Assessment Criteria to be covered

1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 2.1; 2.2

Assignment Brief and Guidance

Write a report on approaches to health education and the methods that are used to identify health inequalities.

Your report should:

• Evaluate the concept of health and ill health.

• Compare and contrast models of health.

• Analyse factors affecting health and well-being.

• Analyse the connection between diet, exercise and health.

• Evaluate the role of media in influencing attitudes to health.

• Explain the terms: o health education o health protection o disease prevention.

• Explain approaches to health promotion.

• Explain two models of behaviour change that have been used in recent national health education campaigns.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of different models of behaviour change in relation to

• health and well-being.

Delivery and Submission

The submission is in the form of a report written in Word format.

The recommended word limit is 1500 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.

Referencing

You are expected to use relevant academic and reliable sources, and clearly reference these in your work. References should be added to the text and placed at the end in a references list, using Harvard Referencing style.

You should complete a bibliography to support all evidence.

Task 2

Unit Learning Outcomes

LO 3 Be able to carry out a health education campaign.

Task Assessment Criteria to be covered

3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4

Assignment Brief and Guidance

You are required to select a health education topic of interest to you and prepare a health education campaign around this topic.

You should:

• Define the rationale of your health education campaign.

• Plan, design and implement a small-scale health education campaign, relating it to models of behaviour change

• Use a target audience, such as your tutor or peers to carry out the health education campaign.

• Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the health education campaign.

• Explain ethical issues involved in the health education campaign

You can access the Public Health England website or other alternative media sources for information on existing health education campaign resource material.

Delivery and Submission

The delivery and submission is in the form of a report written in Word format. .