RSPH Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement

Level 2 Ref. Q000019

The wider public health workforce, from hairdressers to health champions, play a crucial role in improving public health on a daily basis. Our accredited Level 2 qualification will help you to be part of this by building your understanding of the principles of promoting health and wellbeing and how to direct individuals towards support in their efforts to attain a healthier lifestyle.

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What is Level 2 Understanding Health Improvement?

Health improvement involves any actions that are intended to make the health and wellbeing of people and their communities better through enabling and encouraging healthy choices.

This accredited qualification is designed to help you to build your understanding of the core principles of health improvement, to promote health and wellbeing in your day-to-day activities and to support others to access further help and support in relation to health improvement.

This qualification is regulated by Ofqual and CCEA.

Who is this qualification for?

The Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement is valuable for anyone in or looking for employment – whether you have started a new role with a new employer, you’re preparing for work experience - or if you’re looking to improve your own health and wellbeing.  

All employees

Regardless of your role, the Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement will help you to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of the individuals and communities you work with.

Working in community pharmacy?

This qualification with help you to show compliance with the Healthy Living Pharmacy initiative.

Looking to upgrade your health?

Understanding health and wellbeing will help you to make changes to your lifestyle.

Key skills 

By completing this qualification, you will have knowledge and understanding of facts, procedures and ideas around health improvement to complete well-defined tasks and address straight-forward problems. You will be able to interpret relevant information and ideas and will be aware of a range of information that is relevant to heath improvement, including: 

For full details, read the course specification below.

How long does it take to complete? 

The qualification takes a total of 8 hours to complete, followed by a 45-minute multiple-choice examination. 

Downloadable documents 

Specification - Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement

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How do I apply?

Learners

You can apply for a course by contacting a Learning Centre directly via telephone, email, or in-person. Centres are listed below. You can enter a postcode or location to find the centres nearest to you.

Centres

If you are interested in offering this course or becoming a centre, we will be glad to help. Have a question? Just visit our Qualifications FAQs page for a helpful list of the most commonly asked questions regarding our qualifications.

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