Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Overview
This unit introduces students to the principles and practice of public health and health promotion in an Australian and global context. Students will learn the core concepts and theories underpinning health promotion and disease prevention. Students will develop an understanding of the prevention continuum and the broad scope for evidence-based, health promotion action.
Requisites
Rules
Pre-requisite
Admission into:
MN-HEACOM Health Communication Minor
OR
MJ-HMCOM Health Management and Communication Major
OR
HEA10001 Introduction to Health Sciences
Equivalent
HEHSP101 - Introduction to Health Promotion (Discontinued) and HEP10001 - Introduction to Health Promotion (Discontinued)
01-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply key concepts and models related to health promotion and disease prevention
- Examine key health promotion strategies (including policy, community, and individual-level interventions)
- Compare health promotion or disease prevention strategies used to address determinants of health and equity, based on evidence and ethical principles
- Investigate current and emerging health and wellbeing issues relating to a specified population group
- Critically evaluate health promotion and disease prevention interventions
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| On-campus Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Specified Activities Various | 5.00 | 12 weeks | 60 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 4.50 | 12 weeks | 54 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briefing Report | Individual | 35% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Health Literacy Assessment Report | Individual | 35% | 1,3,4 |
| In-Class Presentation | Group | 30% | 1,2,5 |
Content
- Philosophy of health promotion and disease prevention and underlying key concepts.
- Understanding and applying biomedical, social, and ecological models of health.
- Identifying health promotion and disease prevention priorities.
- The continuum of health promotion and disease prevention actions to address determinants of health.
- Working with individuals, groups and communities - theory and practice.
- Health promotion in different settings, including schools, prisons, and health organisations.
- Ethical and evidence-based practice in health promotion.
- Professional issues in health promotion.
- Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
- Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
- Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation)
- Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes)
- Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
- Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.