13174 (v.3) Health Promotion Professional Practice 686

Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

7.0

Fieldwork:

1 x 100 Hours Yearly

Syllabus:

Incorporates 100 hours of fieldwork. Administration, funding sources and planning of health promotion and related activities by community and public health agencies. Functions and responsibilities of health promotion officers in community agencies. Health promotion strategies and evaluation methods employed by health promotion officers.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Demonstrate knowledge and skills gained in Health Promotion 681 and other units, in the practice of community based health promotion. Show an understanding or professional attitudes and skills of health promotion/education officers in community settings. Demonstrate a knowledge of administration and planning in community health promotion. Describe the roles and functions of members of a health promotion organisation.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing and Community Services, (1993), Goals and Targets for Australia's Health in the Year 2000 and Beyond, Canberra, Australian Govt Publishing Service. Egger G., Spark R. and Lawson J., (1990), Health Promotion Strategies and Methods, Sydney McGraw Hill Publishing Company. Green L. and Kreuter W., (1999), Health Promotion Planning, An Educational and Ecological Approach, Mount View, Mayfield. Hawe P., Degeling D. and Hall J., (1990), Evaluating Health Promotion, Sydney, MacLennan and Petty.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Practical (100 hours) 45%, Agency Evaluation of Student by Supervisor 20%, Student Report (Agency and Fieldwork experience) 25%, Presentation (Agency Experience) 10%. All assessments are to be completed by Week 12. This is by pass/fail assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y		Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y