NURS2005
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
The course introduces students to concepts and principles of public health and health promotion. Student will use health promotion and primary health care as defined by the World Health Organization and the framework of social determinants of health, students will examine professional roles, cultural safety and public health initiatives. This course introduces students to contemporary public health and health promotion issues including: definitions and components of health; health status indicators and outcomes; epidemiological terms and principles; approaches to health promotion and illness prevention; health behaviour change strategies; health/illness care systems; and current issues in local, national and international health.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Gosford
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Understand health promotion, public health and community practice.
2. Explain the principles of population health and epidemiology including the concepts of prevalence and incidence, morbidity and mortality, prevention and treatment and cost.
3. Explore how health promotion addresses the national health priorities.
4. Identify selected health promotion and practice activities across the lifespan using contemporary models of primary health care to enhance health and wellbeing outcomes.
5. Assess a person's health promotion needs acknowledging the influence of values, beliefs, culture and diversity.
6. Demonstrate how the social determinants of health impact health and wellbeing outcomes of diverse groups.
Content
Module 1: Public Health
- Introduction to public health, nature and scope (core functions) of public health
- History and development of public health
- Toward a Definition of Health
- Individual Models to Promote Health Behaviour
- Community Models to Promote Health
- National Health Priorities
Module 2 – Introduction to Epidemiology
- Basic epidemiological terms and principles of measurement and health status indicators and outcomes.
Module 3: Planning for health promotion and prevention
- Social determinants of Health, health inequities and inequalities
- National Health Priorities
Module 4: Approaches for promoting a healthy society
- Assessing Health and Health Behaviours with a health promotion and community lens
- Health Promotion—considering a lifespan approach
- Health Promotion – considering mental health and wellbeing
- Empowering for Self-Care to Promote Health
- Health Promotion in Diverse Populations
- Health Promotion in Community Settings
- Promoting Health through Social and Environmental Change
Requisite
Students must be active in the Bachelor of Nursing [40298] to enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Presentation: Health promotion activity
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Community Assessment Report (Individual)
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 24 hour(s) per term
- Face to Face On Campus: 6 Tutorials x 2 hour(s) per TERMOnline: 6 Tutorials x 2 hour(s) per TERM
Semester 2 - 2024 - Gosford
Lecture-1
- Online 12 hour(s) per term
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 24 hour(s) per term
- Face to Face On Campus: 6 Tutorials x 2 hour(s) per TERMOnline: 6 Tutorials x 2 hour(s) per TERM
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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