Unit of Study PBHL3005 Health Promotion and Project (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

24
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

Unit description

Examines health promotion theory and interdisciplinary practice, emphasising social determinants, behaviour change, and health outcomes. Students will gain skills in conducting needs assessments and designing and evaluating health promotion activities, and will implement and evaluate a community-based health promotion project with stakeholders.

Unit content

Health promotion principles and project planning
Needs assessments
Project planning (Part 1)
Project planning (Part 2)
Implementing a health project
Evaluating a health project
Theory and practice of effective leadership
Theory and practice of effective teamwork
Theory and practice of effective communication
Management and organisational development theory
Reflection and learning
Health promotion in practice

Availabilities

Not offered in 2024

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 apply health promotion principles in designing a health project

use health promotion models and theories to justify a health project design

assess evidence for strategies and methods at the individual, group, or population level

deliver a negotiated project in health promotion/primary healthcare, addressing various stakeholder needs

critically reflect on health promotion/primary healthcare project outcomes

communicate project outcomes to a broad audience

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