Education and health promotion
Ms M Slattery
First semester * Clayton
This subject will examine the role of education, an individual change strategy, in the light of the `new public health' which is focused towards community development and change. Strategies for moving towards the `individual decision making' model of health education into a model geared towards attaining `health promoting schools' and `healthy localities' will be developed along with evaluation skills for determining effective practice. Government health policies and practices and their implementation in health policy and practices will be explored. The subject is aimed at teachers and nurses, along with allied health professionals and others with an interest in community development or health education promotion.
Assessment
Assessment is by assignment * Participants are encouraged to complete assignment work in areas relevant to their professional interests
Recommended texts
Ashton J The new public health Allen and Unwin, 1989
Green L W and Lewis F M Measurement and evaluation in health education and health promotion Mayfield, 1986
World Health Organisation The Ottawa Charter WHO, 1986
Windsor R A and others Evaluation of health promotion and education programs Mayfield, 1984