Online Courses Handbook 2003

303284 (v.2) CAS - Primary Health Practice 221

Area:	Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Seminar:	1 x 30 Hours Quarterly
Prerequisite(s):	303264 (v.2) CAS - Primary Health Practice 211 or any previous version AND 303280 (v.2) CAS - Community Health Care 216 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s):	303300 (v.2) CAS - Health Care Management 222
Growth and development - Ages and stages of infants and children (up to 10 years), assessment of an infant and child within an holistic indigenous framework. Nutritional needs - Assessing and teaching families on how to meet the nutritional needs of their children. Breast feeding - Advantages and promotion. Socialization - Principles of child rearing practices. monitor and support families. Communicable diseases - Common childhood communicable diseases, clinical picture, control of spreading and protection through immunization. Health care plans - Skills to link assessment with identifying health problems, actions used by the health worker to assist individuals and family, evaluation of care delivered. Indigenous healing practices - Examination, use, safety and use of incorporation into care.