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Plan an engaging health talk for a group
A ready-to-run session plan for a health education talk, with timings, simple activities, key messages and a take-home handout.
When to use it
Before a parent group, school visit or community session
Step by step
Describe your audience and topic
Note who's coming, how long you have, the topic and the three things you most want people to remember.
Ask for a session plan
Paste this into your AI assistant.
Prompt to copyI'm a nurse running a [length]-minute health education session on [topic] for [audience, e.g. new parents, secondary school pupils, older adults]. The three key messages are: [messages]. Create a session plan with: timings for each part, an icebreaker, two short interactive activities (no special equipment), simple visuals I could make, common questions people ask and plain answers based only on my key messages, and a 5-question quiz to check understanding. Finish with text for a one-page take-home handout with local help details left as [placeholders].Check the content
Make sure every health message matches current guidance from your employer or national health bodies, and change anything that doesn't.
Make the handout
Paste the handout text into a Canva template, add your local contact details and print enough copies.
What you get
0-5 min: Icebreaker - 'myth or fact' cards. 5-15 min: Safe sleep basics. 15-25 min: Activity - set up a safe cot with a doll. 25-30 min: Questions and quiz. Handout: 5 safe sleep tips and who to call.
Tips
- Ask the assistant to suggest how to adapt the session for people with low literacy or who don't speak English as a first language.