EHR219 Health and Physical Activity (8)

This subject addresses the contemporary nature and role of health and physical activity in the lives of children. Teacher education students will explore some of the factors that impact on children's health, well-being, resilience and participation in physical activity. Students will learn about, and learn to develop children's movement skills through opportunities for expressive and rhythmic movement, minor and modified games, and initiative and nature-based challenge activities. Students will investigate contemporary children's health issues such as personal safety, child protection, healthy eating, drug use, sexual and mental health.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
On Campus
Albury-Wodonga Campus
Bathurst Campus
Port Macquarie Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EHR219. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Education

Enrolment Restrictions

EHR219 is not available to students who are in the Bachelor of Education (K-12) PDHPE major as these students complete EHR334  with similar content. EHR219 is not available to students who have completed EHR101 as this subject has replaced EHR101 in the course structures and shares similar content.

Subject Relationships

EHR101 Shares similar content
EHR334 Shares similar content

Incompatible Subjects

EHR101, EHR334

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to identify and describe factors that influence the health, resilience, wellbeing and physical activity status of Australian children, including groups at risk;
  • be able to explain the benefits of physical activity participation and health promotion strategies in supporting the health, resilience and wellbeing of children;
  • be able to describe key children's health issues including healthy eating, sexual health, safety, drug education, child protection, interpersonal relationships and healthy choices;
  • be able to use the theories of children's growth and development to identify and justify a range of fundamental movement skills for children;
  • be able to describe a range of structured physical activities highlighting the components of fitness developed by children by participating in each of these physical activities; and
  • be able to describe the measures needed to establish a safe, inclusive, challenging and participatory movement environment for children's physical activity.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Theories of children's growth and physical development
  • Benefits of physical activity participation in supporting the health, resilience and wellbeing of children
  • Fundamental movement skills required for participation in physical activities
  • Safety and physical activity
  • Play, modified and minor games and individual physical activity pursuits
  • Rhythmic and expressive movement
  • Cultural and Indigenous movement experiences and safety practices
  • Challenge and initiative activities, outdoor and natural settings experiences
  • Children's health, resilience and wellbeing: biomedical, epidemiological, and socio-cultural perspectives and factors
  • Health and physical activity status of Australian children, including groups at risk
  • Children's health issues including healthy eating, safety, sexual health, drug use, protective behaviours, interpersonal relationships and healthy choices
  • Mental health including cyber bullying

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of EHR219 in Session 1 2021. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Presentation: children's health
50
2
Health promotion resource: physical activity
50

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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