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Diversity and Difference in Health Promotion
Postgraduate | CUR-MPH517 | 2021
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Review health strategies and ethics in contentious and challenging health settings. Lead change to improve health outcomes.Examine sensitive issues about sex, reproduction, HIV/AIDS, alcohol and drugs, prisoners and Indigenous communities.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Diversity and Difference in Health Promotion
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- evaluate the role of health promotion strategies as a change agent in challenging and sensitive areas
- establish ethical and political considerations in the delivery of programs
- evaluate resources, methodologies and approaches for health promotion programs for challenging and sensitive issues across a range of health promotion settings
- reflect on own values and beliefs with regards to these challenging and sensitive areas.
- Challenging contexts for health promotion
- Sexuality issues and interventions
- HIV/AIDS issues and interventions
- Sexual and reproductive health
This subject was previously known as Health Promotion in Challenging Contexts.
The aim of this subject is to review the development and application of health promotion strategies in challenging and controversial areas. This will include exploring significant issues in areas such as sexuality, sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, prisoners and Indigenous communities, the role of health promotion as a change agent in these areas; effective and ineffective strategies; useful and harmful approaches; ethical and political considerations; community engagement and advocacy; and national and international issues, experiences and perspectives.
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- Case Study (25%)
- Position Paper (45%)
- Intervention Development (30%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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