8700 (v.6) Health Promotion Planning 381

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Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Co Requisite(s):	10642 (v.3) Evaluation of Health Promotion 388 AND 3953 (v.4) Professional Practice Health Promotion 385 AND 3953 (v.6) Professional Practice (Health Promotion) 385
Syllabus:	Overview of health promotion. Including - foundations of health promotion, rationale for health promotion, needs assessments, evaluation. Applying psychosocial theory to health promotion. Planning and implementation, health promotion interventions, community development and community participation. Social capital, capacity building and sustainability.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have - Discussed the concept and scope of health promotion. Developed a rationale supporting the need for health promotion programs. Identified priorities for health promotion. Described needs assessment processes as a basis for health promotion planning. Utilised psychosocial theory and critically analysed and demonstrated the use of planning models and frameworks for planning health promotion programs. Described how evaluation is incorporated into health promotion planning. Described community development and community participation. Described the relevance of social capital, capacity building and sustainability to health promotion. Developed and planned a funding submission for a health promotion program.
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:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2001), Australian Health Trends 2001, Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service (www.aihw.gov.au). Health Department of Western Australia (2000), Health Measures for the Population of Western Australia- Trends and Comparisons, Perth, Health Department of Western Australia. Howat P., Cross D., Iredell H., James R., Shaw T., et al., (1999), The Seniors Pedestrian Injury Prevention Program - A Proposal Submitted to Healthway, Perth. Mathers C., Vos T.andStevenson C., (1999), The Burden of Injury and Disease in Australia, Catalogue PHE17, Canberra, The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (www.aihw.gov.au/publications/health/bdia.html) Murray C. and Lopez A., (Eds.), (1996), Summary -The Global Burden of Disease, The Harvard School of Public Health, World Bank - World Health Organisation, Geneva. Shilton T., Howat P., James R. and Lower T., (2001), Health Promotion Development and Health Promotion Workforce Competancy in Australia, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Volume 12, Number 2, pp 117-123. A detailed list of journal articles and reports is included in the unit plan and guide.
Unit Texts:	Hawe P., Degeling D. and Hall J., (1990), Evaluating Health Promotion - A Guide for Health Workers, Sydney, MacLennan and Petty. Howat P., Burns S., et al., (2003), Health Promotion Planning Guide, Bentley, Curtin University of Technology.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Workbook 20%. Rationale assignment 30%. Program plan 50%. All three assessments must be passed.This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y   Y