HIP302 Understanding Healthy Communities (8)

Abstract

This subject equips students with skills and knowledge about health promotion, community development, management, and leadership. Students will learn about evaluating community need, developing programs to meet identified needs, and how programs are implemented and evaluated. This will be complemented by learning about funding sources, how to write a grant application, and how to manage a budget. Leadership skills such as creating a common purpose, bringing people together, and balancing task and group processes will be discussed. Students will develop their leadership, community development, and project implementation skills.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 1
Internal	Albury-Wodonga Campus
Distance	Albury-Wodonga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HIP302
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One sesssion	HD/FL	School of Community Health

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Be able to:

describe regional, national, and international political agendas affecting current developments in rural and urban health and wellness programs
describe the interdisciplinary nature of health promotion and community development
describe strategies used when working in collaboration with others
discuss issues of health and wellbeing at a community level
discuss the theory and practice of health promotion and community development
describe a variety of methods used to assess community health needs
demonstrate an understanding of the process of grant writing and program management, including budgeting
critically appraise the strengths and limitations of a variety of approaches to health promotion and community development
describe several approaches to leadership
describe several strategies for facilitating effective community leadership

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

Concepts of health and wellness
Rurality and health
Theoretical and practical perspectives of health promotion for different communities
Community profiling
Community needs assessment
Health promotion program planning, delivery, and evaluation
Working with the media and preparation of a media release
The use of visual material in health promotion
Social model of health
The international primary health care movement
The politics of health care
Developing community profiles and undertaking community consultation
Program development and delivery
Program evaluation
Grant writing
Budgeting
Project management
Leadership theory and skills

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