PUBH 3026 Health Promotion Planning and Implementation

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 401391

Coordinator Freya Macmillan Opens in new window

Description This unit builds on the knowledge gained in Health Promotion: Theory and Approaches. It is concerned with developing knowledge and skills related to undertaking needs analysis at community and population levels. It focuses on planning and implementing interventions aligned with core values and principles necessary for ethical health promotion. The need for evaluation throughout this process is emphasised.

School Health Sciences

Discipline Health Promotion

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Pre-requisite(s) PUBH 1010

Incompatible Subjects PUBH 3012 - Health Promotion Practice 1 PUBH 3013 - Health Promotion Practice 2

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Poster 1,000 words and 5 minutes presentation 35 N Individual
Report 1,500 words 35 N Individual
Quiz 2 x 20 MCQs 30 N Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Health promotion : planning and strategies Jackie Green author. : Fourth edition. : 2019 : Los Angeles : SAGE, 2019. Health promotion; Health education; Health Education -- methods; Health Promotion -- methods; Health Planning -- methods; Models, Organizational; Policy Making ? Nutbeam, D., (2014). Evaluation in a Nutshell: A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs. McGraw-Hill Incorporated, 978-0-387-79733-5
  • Promoting Health : The Primary Health Care Approach Lyn Talbot author. : 6th edition. : 2018] : Sydney Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2018. Community development; Health promotion -- Australia; Public health -- Citizen participation; Public health -- Australia; Health promotion; Primary health care
  • Planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs James F. McKenzie author. : Seventh edition. : 2017 : Hoboken, USA : Pearson Higher Education, 2017 Health Promotion; Health Planning; Health Education; Program Evaluation; United States

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