Availabilities:

Location Domestic International
Online Session 1,  2 N/A

Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

Unit aim

Introduces students to the community, familial and cultural relationships necessary for Aboriginal physical health and social and emotional wellbeing. The importance of therapeutic relationships in promoting culturally strong, healthy lifestyles will be presented including celebrating connections, physical activity, good nutrition, and stress management. 

Unit content

Topic 1: Healthy Health Policy
Topic 2: Holistic Health Promotion
Topic 3: Healthy Health Organisations
Topic 4: Health Promotion Case Studies
Topic 5: Supportive Health Environments

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.

GA1: , GA2: , GA3: , GA4: , GA5: , GA6: , GA7:
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of cultural and community strengths in health promotion
2 examine frameworks and campaigns in Indigenous health promotion
3 describe a strengths-based framework for health promotion through program and campaign analysis.

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

  1. demonstrate an understanding of cultural and community strengths in health promotion
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. examine frameworks and campaigns in Indigenous health promotion
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  3. describe a strengths-based framework for health promotion through program and campaign analysis.
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.