units

SRH2002

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 26 April 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

School of Rural Health

Coordinator(s)

TBA

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

This unit looks at the impact of colonisation and government legislation on the health and well being of Indigenous Australians. It also provides students with an overview of the complexity of Aboriginal health and ill health and examines access to health care systems and evaluates how Indigenous communities, remote, rural and urban practice self determination in the delivery of health care and well-being. The unit also moves the student from being a culturally aware to a culturally safe health professional.

Outcomes

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

  1. Analyse the perspectives on health and well-being, and the social organisations of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other cultures.
  2. Discuss of the impact of colonisation and past and present policy on Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' health at the organisational, community, family and individual level.
  3. Describe different indigenous worldviews (at the international level), speaking positions and goals in relation to their health and well-being.
  4. Relate interdisciplinary perspectives to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' health and well-being.
  5. Critically analyse information sources and be able to develop and sustain arguments in oral and written communication.

Assessment

Journal (1,600 words) (30%)
Essay (2,000 words) (30%)
Examination (2 hours) (2,000 words) (40%)
Tutorial attendance and participation (On-campus students: 80% attendance required)

Workload requirements

2 hours lecture/tutorial per week.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Angelo D'Amore