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<p>This unit aims to explore the crucial role played by health professionals in clinical and other healthcare settings as educators and promoters of health. It also delves into the idea of health professionals as change agents for individuals and groups, communities, and populations. The unit seeks to understand illness prevention and health promotion as a contrast to the current illness model. It critically explores modern approaches to health promotion and education, including family violence, social and emotional well-being, health literacy, and behaviour change theory as a vehicle for change. It emphasizes the concepts of social justice, equity, access, affordability, and community development in health promotion and health education.</p>
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<p>Health care approaches and strategies including multidisciplinary care, and in relation to diverse, Indigenous and other priority populations. Health-illness continuum. Health promotion including the role of public health practitioner, strategies, communication methods, health literacy and empowerment, Illness prevention and early intervention. Health education and health literacy. Models of therapeutic communication applied to primary and public health care, and community health including the principles of community development, social justice and equality. The public health practitioner as change agent. Health as a concept of self, family, community, culture and local/global populations, and how these relate to specific issues. Values that guide healthy public policy. Role of government in health promotion and primary health, evidence-based practice, problem solving, analytical and critical enquiry, and application to primary health. Types/formats of different program solving delivery methods, utilising appropriate information technologies, e.g. eHealth, telemedicine.</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>This unit aims to explore the crucial role played by health professionals in clinical and other healthcare settings as educators and promoters of health. It also delves into the idea of health professionals as change agents for individuals and groups, communities, and populations. The unit seeks to understand illness prevention and health promotion as a contrast to the current illness model. It critically explores modern approaches to health promotion and education, including family violence, social and emotional well-being, health literacy, and behaviour change theory as a vehicle for change. It emphasizes the concepts of social justice, equity, access, affordability, and community development in health promotion and health education.</p>
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<p>Health care approaches and strategies including multidisciplinary care, and in relation to diverse, Indigenous and other priority populations. Health-illness continuum. Health promotion including the role of public health practitioner, strategies, communication methods, health literacy and empowerment, Illness prevention and early intervention. Health education and health literacy. Models of therapeutic communication applied to primary and public health care, and community health including the principles of community development, social justice and equality. The public health practitioner as change agent. Health as a concept of self, family, community, culture and local/global populations, and how these relate to specific issues. Values that guide healthy public policy. Role of government in health promotion and primary health, evidence-based practice, problem solving, analytical and critical enquiry, and application to primary health. Types/formats of different program solving delivery methods, utilising appropriate information technologies, e.g. eHealth, telemedicine.</p>
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Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Public Health
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
061307 - Health Promotion
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/heaph6007">View unit fees</a>
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Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
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None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Explain the concept of the health professional as a change agent in relation to the health status of individuals, groups, communities and populations</p>
K2
<p>Situate the role of health professional within the promotion of health and provision of health education to individuals, groups, communities and populations, with an emphasis on priority groups and populations</p>
K3
<p>Investigate a variety of health promotion approaches, strategies and applications for individuals, groups, communities and populations utilised by health professionals</p>
S1
<p>Demonstrate communication and advanced level interpersonal teaching skills in health education, health literacy and health promotion methods within the context of multidisciplinary teams</p>
S2
<p>Critically evaluate the outcomes of health education and health promotion methods when working across the life span of individuals, groups, communities and populations, with an emphasis on priority groups and populations</p>
S3
<p>Apply models of therapeutic communication appropriate to a variety of public health and health promotion strategies including e-health</p>
A1
<p>Integrate health promotion theory into public health practice including the public health practitioner as a change agent, in a variety of health settings, utilising a variety of delivery technologies in health promotion programs</p>
A2
<p>Research and critically appraise contemporary literature on health education and health promotion</p>
A3
<p>Develop an ethical public health practitioner led health promotion strategy that addresses the underlying social, political, cultural and environmental determinants of health and the immediate problems facing a population</p>
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<p>Health promotion perspectives</p>
<p>Pre-recorded oral presentation</p>
<p>10% - 30%</p>
K1, S1, A1, A2, A3
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<p>Digital poster using e-portfolio</p>
<p>Digital poster</p>
<p>30% - 50%</p>
K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3
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<p>Health promotion program plan</p>
<p>Written Task</p>
<p>40% - 60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Public Health
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
061307 - Health Promotion
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/heaph6007">View unit fees</a>
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