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Unit of Study CMM03211 - Health Promotion Strategies and Methods I: Theory and Core Strategies (2014)

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Unit description

Introduces students to the practice of health promotion for both public health and clinical purposes. While the basics of behaviour theory relevant to health promotion are considered, students are expected to develop practical skills in strategy selection and apply these from the outset. Students begin the process of learning skills in applying core strategies focusing on one-on-one and group work, to the broader public health field of social marketing.

Unit content

Topic 1: Changing health patterns in modern times 
Topic 2: Health and human behaviour 
Topic 3: Core strategies: Focusing on the individual 
Topic 4: Core strategies: Focusing on groups 
Topic 5: Core strategies: Focusing on the populations - using the media

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Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1,  2,  3 Session 1,  1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Differentiate and access appropriate resources to determine causality and risk factors for modern diseases;
2 Critically analyse factors involved in human health in modern times
3 Apply and specify behavioural theories appropriate for use as the underlying basis for health promotion
4 Apply the core strategies used in health promotion interventions
5 Competently utilise at least two of the methods available within a one-to-one, group, or community approach to Health Promotion

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Differentiate and access appropriate resources to determine causality and risk factors for modern diseases;
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  2. Critically analyse factors involved in human health in modern times
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  3. Apply and specify behavioural theories appropriate for use as the underlying basis for health promotion
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  4. Apply the core strategies used in health promotion interventions
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  5. Competently utilise at least two of the methods available within a one-to-one, group, or community approach to Health Promotion
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