Contemporary Practice in Health Promotion

• • Knowledge Translation
  • Practitioner Roles
  • Leadership for Health Promotion
  • Communication
  • Partnerships
  • Implementation
  • Reflective Practice
  • Competencies and Grant Writing
  • Teamwork, communication, debate, decision making and creative and critical thinking capabilities
  • Process of simulation, reflection and experiential learning

• Study resources

  • Instructional methods

    • Audio/Video conferencing
    • Discussion forum/Discussion Board
    • Embedded Multimedia
    • Online Quizzes/Tests
    • Online assignment submission
    • Podcasting/Lecture capture
    • Standard Media
    • Streaming Multimedia
    • Web links

  • Online materials

    • Online Assessment
    • Printable format materials
    • Resources and Links
    • Audio-Video streaming
    • Quizzes

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-MPH510-Health Promotion Strategies and Methods , or CUR-X1402

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s); or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

CUR-MPH522-Introduction to Health Promotion

Special requirements

• EquipmentDetails - Audio/Visual equipment
• OtherDetails -

  Additional materials

The art and science of effective Health Promotion requires leadership, collaboration, evidence informed and ethical decision making. This subject provides students with a capstone health promotion experience with opportunities to extend learning from previous subjects and apply this to real world health promotion challenges. Students are engaged in authentic professional activities and provided opportunities to consolidate critical competencies for health promotion practice, policy and research. The subject will cover: knowledge translation, practitioner roles, leadership for health promotion, communication, partnerships, implementation, reflective practice, competencies and grant writing. Students will enhance their skills in teamwork, communication, debate, decision making and creative and critical thinking capabilities through a process of simulation, reflection and experiential learning.

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• Leadership development plan (20%)
• Health promotion challenge (35%)
• Oral presentation (45%)