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Courses Handbook 2015

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Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

CMHL1002 (v.1) Understanding Health and Health Behaviour

Area: School of Public Health
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 313395 (v.2) Health and Health Behaviour 100 or any previous version
Anti Requisite(s): 314510 (v.1) Health and Health Behaviour 130
AND
CMHL1003 (v.1) Health and Health Behaviour or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 313394 (v.3) Foundations for Professional Health Practice 100 or any previous version
OR
CMHL1000 (v.1) Foundations for Professional Health Practice or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Students will explore the environmental, social, cultural, psychological and biological factors that influence the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and populations. Perceptions of health, illness and disability and how these shape health decision making will be discussed. Consideration of how theories of health behaviour can be applied to maintaining and improving health and wellbeing. Students will work inter-professionally to identify the key principles influencing health and health behaviour required to deliver safe, high quality client and community centered services.
Field of Education: 061309 Community Health
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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