HIP302 Understanding Healthy Communities (8)

Abstract

This subject equips students with skills and knowledge about health promotion, community health and community development. Students will learn about: evaluating community needs and strengths; developing programs to meet identified needs and build on existing strengths; and how programs are planned, implemented and evaluated in a community focused, culturally competent and ethical way. 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, community engagement and community capacity building, will be discussed. Knowledge and skills developed in the subject will prepare students for working in community based practice in a variety of health and community settings.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 1
Online	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 evaluate the interdisciplinary nature of primary health care and new public health
be able to justify the interdisciplinary nature of health promotion and community development
be able to evaluate regional, national, and international political, social, cultural and environmental agendas affecting current developments in health promotion and community development
be able to describe strategies used when working in collaboration with others, including building relationships with Indigenous Australian communities and other communities from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds
be able to utilise a variety of methods to assess community capacity and facilitate community action
be able to critically appraise the strengths and limitations of a variety of models of health promotion and community development
be able to demonstrate key leadership characteristics and capabilities to effect positive change in the context of health promotion and community development
be able to apply information and data to different contexts to facilitate planning, implementation and evaluation of a health promotion project
be able to critically reflect on and challenge the values intrinsic in health promotion and community development including: human rights, equity, equality, social justice, cultural competency, cultural humility and empowerment
be able to critically examine personal power, privilege and practice within the broader context of history, assumptions and characteristics that structure Australian society, and the way those factors shape contemporary engagement with Indigenous Australian communities

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

Primary health care and New Public Health
The international primary health care movement
Concepts of health and wellness from health promotion and community health perspectives
Political, social, cultural and environmental agendas shaping public health, community health and health promotion
Concepts and values in health promotion
Models of health promotion
Conceptual approaches to community development and community work
Community participation
Community capacity assessment
Health promotion and community development project planning, including budgeting, grant writing
Health promotion and community development program implementation
Practice frameworks for working with communities
Partnerships in working with communities, particularly Indigenous Australian communities
Community leadership
Health promotion and community development program evaluation

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