NUR5844 - Health promotion and education - 2017

This unit identifies the World Health Organisations role in advocating and supporting the global health agenda of health for all. Primary health care as a philosophy and a model of health service provision are described. Health education and promotion as strategies for achieving health for all are examined. Nurses, midwives and doctors are encouraged to develop health education and health promotion skills that can be utilised in our contexts of practice to promote population wellbeing.

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

1. Expand on concepts from previous studies of health and nursing to be able to undertake leadership roles in population health, health promotion and education;
2. Identify, analyse and evaluate national and international frameworks for primary health care and health promotion initiatives with special references to the work of the World Health Organisation (WHO);
3. Identify major community health needs and issues of clinical relevance, with particular focus on vulnerable communities;
4. Analyse various methods of population-based approaches to data collection;
5. Utilise national and international collaborative health practice models in designing population-based approaches to primary health care;
6. Apply primary health care frameworks and health promotion principles such as equity, community engagement and partnerships to undertake a health needs assessment.

Assessment tasks Handbook entry description:

• Written assessment (50%) (hurdle)
  • Part A - Health promotion needs assessment (3,000 words) (25%)
  • Part B - Health Promotion Plan (3,000 words) (25%)
• Oral presentation (20 mins) (30%)
• Participation in online discussion and peer review process (2, 000 words) (10%)
• Online Quiz (10%)

Ms Sue Willey

Nursing

Nursing and midwifery

Must be enrolled in courses 0099, 1250, M6001.