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Health Promotion - HLTH310

This unit provides students with an overview of the theories, practices and frameworks of health promotion as a planned approach to improvement of health in population groups. It focuses on both local and global health promotion issues. The unit aims to increase students' understanding of the determinants of health and how these impact on the planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion initiatives. The teaching approach facilitates a systematic approach to health promotion initiatives. The unit uses a mixture of academic texts, case studies, scenarios and reflective learning practices to immerse students in the study of modern health promotion and disease prevention/reduction practices. While designed primarily for health studies students, the unit is also suitable for students from other programs who may be interested the social, economic, political and geographic aspects of this fundamental area of human health endeavours.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde

Staff Contact(s): Ms Jette Bollerup
Prerequisites:

36cp and HLTH200 Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s):
Unit Designation(s):

Science

Social Science

Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Environment and Geography

Faculty of Science

Timetable Information

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