Year No. Offer Mode Description Cred. Pts 98 67505 S1 X HEALTH PROMOTION 1.00
The expectations of health professionals in rural and remote locations differ from those of urban based colleagues with regard to available resources, scope and practice. The practice differential arises from geographical and professional isolation and reduced access to support services. In addition, the health care needs and nature of community organisation in rural and remote communities differs from those of major urban centres, and thus affects the health promotional needs of a community. The actual differences in the roles need to be identified and practitioners' roles in primary health care and health promotion clarified within the wider context of rural and remote life.
In this unit, students will explore the implications of implementing Primary Health Care in their context of rural and remote practice. Students will review Primary Health Care philosophy, principles and strategies, and then utilise them to resolve potential issues they could be confronted with in their context of rural and remote practice as a Primary Health Care practitioner. Then, the student will identify and analyse a health problem in their rural and remote community that could benefit from a health promotional programme. The concepts of health promotion, programme planning and evaluation will be introduced, and students will draw on these in the development of a health promotion programme plan, demonstrating Primary Health Care principles in practice.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:
Description Weighting(%)
- Primary Health Care and Rural and Remote Health Practice 20.00 - rural and remote dimensions of practice - primary health care - philosophy, principles and strategies - reflections of past critical events in professional practice - issues that prevent primary health care practice in rural and remote health care - primary health care in rural and remote practice - rhetoric or reality? - proposal of strategies to overcome issues with a primary health care focus
- Health Promotion 30.00 - the concepts and processes of health promotion - social history of public health - health promotion and public health - the `new public health' and health promotion - health promotion in action in health care settings - health promotion in rural and remote sector
- Design of Health Promotion Programs and Evaluation 50.00 - programme planning - creating a project management plan - project implementation plan - programme evaluation plan - project `blue-print' plan
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ACTIVITY HOURS Directed Study 110 Assessments 40
No *F/S Marks Due Description Wtg(%) LBL WWW 1 S 16/03/98 ESSAY - 2500 WORDS 40.00 Y N 2 S 12/06/98 HLTH PROMO PROJCT PLAN 3000-3500 WDS 60.00 Y N
1 In accordance with University policy and guidelines:
1.1 An examiner may grant an extension of the due date of an
assignment in extenuating circumstances
1.2 No assignments will be accepted for assessment purposes after
assignment and or model solutions have been released except in
extenuating circumstances
1.3 Assignments submitted after the due date without any extenuating
circumstances will penalties as follows:- 5% if 1 working day
late 10% if 2 working days late 20% if 3 working days late 40% if
4 working days late 60% if 5 working days late 80% if 6 working
days late 100% if more than 6 working days late
1.4 Students are requested to submit requests for extensions to
assignment due dates:prior to the due date;
1.5 Students who submit an assignment after the due date and wish to
claim extenuating circumstances, must provide documentary
evidence with the assignment explaining the circumstances;
1.6 The unit examiner shall consider a claim for extenuating
circumstances and decide on the outcome;
1.7 The decision of the Dean shall be final in any dispute that may
arise in the implementation of these guidelines.