HEALTH PROMOTION PLANNING & EVALUATION

PHE3HPE

2018

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you have the opportunity to examine various frameworks related to health promotion program planning and evaluation. You will develop the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake the planning and evaluation process with a community with which you are familiar, based on sound evidence. Content includes assessing community needs, reviewing relevant literature, designing public health programs using socio-environmental or community development approaches, implementation and evaluation options, and finance and budgeting.

School: La Trobe Rural Health School

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Glenda Verrinder

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: Principles of Public Health Practice (PHE2PHP)

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Hurdle requirement. Students must pass the Literature Review (individual assessment) to pass the subject.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Promoting Health: the primary health care approach	Recommended	Talbot & Verrinder (2014 - 5th edition)	SYDNEY: ELSEVIER
Readings	Planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs: a primer	Recommended	McKenzie, Neiger &Tthackery 2013	BOSTON: PEARSON

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Apply public health promotion theory to planning, implementation and evaluation in health promotion practice;

Activities:: Lectures, workshops, self-directed learning, experiential activities to assist in gathering primary and secondary data to develop a health promotion plan

02. Apply community development theory to public health promotion program planning, implementation and evaluation;

Activities:: Lectures, workshops, self-directed learning, experiential activities to assist in gathering primary and secondary data to develop a health promotion plan

03. Conduct ethical practice by meeting all requirements of the Faculty Human Ethics Committee;

Activities:: Lectures, workshops, self-directed learning, experiential activities to assist in gathering primary and secondary data to develop a health promotion plan

04. Where applicable, discuss the interactions between natural, economic, social, political and cultural systems in public health health promotion planning and evaluation.

Activities:: Lectures, workshops, self-directed learning

Bendigo, 2018, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Glenda Verrinder

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 10
One 2.0 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 10 and delivered via face-to-face.
"2-hour lecture during week 1 only."

WorkShopWeek: 11 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Group Health promotion program (equiv. 2,000 - words per student)	Includes data transcription exercise	30	01, 02, 03, 04
Group health needs assessment report (equiv. 600 - words per student)		40	01, 02, 03, 04
Individual literarture review (2,000 - words)	Hurdle requirment. To pass the subject each student must pass the individual assessment of Literature Review.	30	01, 02, 04

Melbourne, 2018, Semester 1, Day