PRACTISING HEALTH PROMOTION

PHE5PRH

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject is concerned with the philosophical and theoretical foundations of the discipline of health promotion and effective health promotion practice. You will learn about the origins of psychological, organisational and social theories, models and conceptual frameworks and their role in guiding health promotion practice. You will gain skills in designing a systematic approach to improving health, based on a sound theoretical framework. These skills will include: interpreting the problem to solve, mapping system-level determinants, assessing current capacities and needs, and using theory to design evidence-informed health promotion strategies for preventing or responding to the problem. Practice issues that you will explore in this subject include: locating, interpreting and using evidence to understand problems and ways to tackle them; building readiness, capacity and support for effective and sustained health promotion action; and utilising social capital.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Ruth Mackenzie-Stewart

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

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Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Health behavior and health education: theory, research, and practice.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Glanz, K, Rimer, BK, Viswanath, K

Year: 2008

Edition/Volume: 4TH EDN

Publisher: JOSSEY BASS, SAN FRANCISCO.

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Theory in a nutshell: a practical guide to health promotion theories.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Nutbeam, D, Harris, E, Wise, M

Year: 2010

Edition/Volume: 3RD EDN

Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL, NORTH RYDE, NSW.

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Outline a case study that demonstrates how theories and models used in ones own professional practice influence practice.
02. Critically evaluate how theories and models for change pertaining to different levels of action - individual, group, organisation, community and society - are applied in health promotion practice.
03. Drawing on relevant theories and models and evidence of efficacy, research and design health promotion strategies that could be used for addressing particular health and wellbeing issues, and assess factors for enhancing their effectiveness.
04. Develop and justify responses to key issues that might challenge the effective practice of health promotion at different scales - in organisations, communities and societies.

On-Line, 2020, Semester 2, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ruth Mackenzie-Stewart

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 0 - 0
One 39.00 hours scheduled online class per study period from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via online.
39 hours (equivalent) of readings, online exercises and structured activities per semester.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 2,000-word proposal for a multi-level health promotion program.Part B (Plan).

N/AN/AN/ANo60SILO3, SILO4

One 2,500-word proposal for a multi-level health promotion program.Part A (Theory and Justification of approach).

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Two 400-word articles on a given topic.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2