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Unit of Study PBHL3005 - Health Promotion and Project (2026)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    24

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    Yes

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Examines health promotion theory and interdisciplinary practice, emphasising social determinants, behaviour change, and health outcomes. Students will gain skills in conducting needs assessments and designing and evaluating health promotion activities, and will implement and evaluate a community-based health promotion project with stakeholders. 

Unit content

  1. Health promotion principles and project planning
  2. Needs assessments
  3. Project planning (Part 1)
  4. Project planning (Part 2)
  5. Implementing a health project
  6. Evaluating a health project
  7. Theory and practice of effective leadership
  8. Theory and practice of effective teamwork
  9. Theory and practice of effective communication
  10. Management and organisational development theory
  11. Reflection and learning
  12. Health promotion in practice

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Dual Term3
Dual Term3
Gold Coast
Dual Term3
Dual Term3
Lismore
Dual Term3
Dual Term3

Learning outcomes

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:

collaborate to apply health promotion principles in designing a health project

use health promotion models and theories to justify a health project design

assess evidence for strategies and methods at the individual, group, or population level

deliver a negotiated project in health promotion/primary healthcare, addressing various stakeholder needs

critically reflect on health promotion/primary healthcare project outcomes

communicate project outcomes to a broad audience

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