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HSC3052

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Coordinator(s)

Ms Micaela Drieberg

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to settings and characteristics of health promotion delivered in various settings including hospitals, schools, workplaces and sporting organisations. Students will be introduced to settings frameworks, theories and approaches and the role of health professionals in diverse settings will be examined. Additionally approaches to building health promotion capacity among staff in these settings will also be explored. Students will gain a sound understanding of the evidence base for health promotion work in different settings and will critically examine the challenges for health promotion in these settings.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Define settings approaches and distinguish key features of the settings approach to health promotion;
  2. Identify sources of data to inform evidence-based approaches to health promotion in different settings;
  3. Describe different approaches to health promotion in settings including organisational change and policy development;
  4. Demonstrate skills in planning and implementation for health promotion in different settings;
  5. Identify systems level changes in settings that will support the use of health promotion strategies;
  6. Describe capacity building approaches to improve the quality and sustainability of health promotion in these settings.

Assessment

Evidence review (2,000 words) (35%)
Settings audit and program plan (2,500 words) (40%)
Case study group presentation (Oral with Powerpoint or Prezi presentation) (25%)

Hurdle: 80% attendance at seminars.

Workload requirements

3 contact hours plus 9 hours of private study per week.

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Chief examiner(s)

Ms Micaela Drieberg

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Health science

Prerequisites

One of (BND1002, HSC1072, HSC2051, NUT1002, PHH2051).