Unit of Study PBHL2002 Health Promotion (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

288 credit points in 3007224 - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy OR 3007306 - Bachelor of Speech Pathology; OR 192 credit points in any other course

Enrolment information

It is recommended that students who need to complete both PBHL2002 Health Promotion and PBHL3001 Health Promotion Project as part of their course, enrol in both units in the same year.

Unit description

Examines the theory and interdisciplinary practice of health promotion. Health promotion is outlined in the context of social determinants of health, promoting behaviour change and optimising health outcomes for all Australians. Students are provided with the knowledge and practical skills to conduct a needs assessment and to design and evaluate a health promotion activity for a health issue. It also aims to equip students to evaluate an existing health promotion intervention utilising health promotion planning best practice.

Unit content

Health promotion planning models and theories
Health promotion planning: needs assessment
Planning health promotion interventions
Implementing and evaluating a health promotion project
Evaluating health promotion interventions
Health promotion settings

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term3	Term3
Gold Coast	Term3	Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

collaborate to utilise the principles of health promotion and behavioural change in the design of a health promotion activity

apply models and theories of health promotion and behaviour change in providing a rationale for the design of a health promotion activity

evaluate evidence for individual, group and population strategies and methods in health promotion

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hr (Weekly)

Assessment
Proposal	60%
Literature review	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hr (Weekly)

Assessment
Proposal	60%
Literature review	40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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