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PUH8091 Global Health Promotion

Semester 1, 2023 Ipswich On-campus
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Health and Medical Sciences
Grading basis : Graded
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Staffing

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Overview

Health promotion, defined as the ‘process of enabling people to increase control over, and improve their health” (Health Promotion Glossary, 1998), is one of the foundational components and actions of public health practitioners. This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and evaluate health promotion initiatives at a local, national and international level. By the end of this course, students will have a comprehensive understanding of global principles and action areas for public health promotion. The course content and outcomes are informed by the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions of Australia (CAPHIA) guidelines for public health graduate areas of practice and related practice goals.

Public health practitioners are well-placed, and in some cases tasked with advocating for improved health. This course will equip students with an understanding of advocacy strategies that can be applied in local and international settings. The fundamentals of a systems-based theory and related methods approach health outcomes will be explored. This course will integrate knowledge on the determinants of health to inform public health initiatives and campaigns. By the end of this course, students will be equipped to develop and evaluate health promotion initiatives in settings such as schools, workplaces, mass media and policy, at a local, state, national and global context.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Apply various public health advocacy, and various strategies at the local, national and international level to promote, protect and maintain good health.
  2. Critically appraise potential evidence-based health promotion initiatives to effectively advocate for a health problem within a specific population/community.
  3. Apply the systems-based approach to a range of public health concerns.
  4. Use participatory modelling approaches to determine how to engage with diverse stakeholders, how unanticipated consequences emerge, and what to do about them.
  5. Analyse and compare relevant theories and models to the application of health promotion strategies to address a health problem within a specific population/community.
  6. Develop a health promotion plan, specifying target groups and including specific goals, objectives, strategies, broad budgetary implications and related evaluation criteria based on the best available evidence.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Advocacy 25.00
2. Systems based approach and evaluation 25.00
3. Settings based approach 25.00
4. Global initiatives and evaluation 25.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) No 20 1,2
Assignments Written Critique (written) No 40 3,4
Assignments Written Report No 40 4,5,6
Date printed 9 February 2024