EDPE443 Health Promotion in the Schools and the Community

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	candidature in BA/BTeach or BEd or BEd(Primary) or BBus/BTeach or BCom/BTeach or BGenStuds/BTeach or BInfoTech/BTeach or BMath/BTeach or BMus/BTeach or BSc/BTeach or BTeach(Secondary) or GradDipEd or MEd prior to 2010 or MTeach(Sec)
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	CSPE343 or CSPE443 or EDPE343 or STME493
Notes	None
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	Claire Parker (claire.parker@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	This unit is concerned with examining the nature of health promotion, and the role of health promotion within schools and the wider community. Further, this unit will investigate current health promotion trends and programs, and the perceived effect of these programs on individual and community health.
Prescribed Material Mandatory	Text(s): Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material Health Promotion: Principles and Practice in the Australian Context ISBN: 9781741750171 Fleming, M.L. and Parker, E., Allen & Unwin 3rd ed. 2007 Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus Theory in a Nutshell, A Practical Guide to Health Promotion Theories ISBN: 9780074713327 Nutbeam, D. and Harris, E., McGraw-Hill 2nd ed. 2004 Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

define health promotion and identify the many facets of health promotion;
recognise current community and national health problems;
display knowledge of the evolution of health promotion from a global and national perspective;
appreciate the relationship between health promotion and health education;
understand the application of theory and models when addressing health promotion issues;
apply techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of health promotion programs.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
2	Communication Skills Demonstrate written communication. Present well reasoned arguments.
3	Global Perspectives Demonstrate an awareness of the global context of their discipline.
4	Information Literacy Find, acquire, evaluate, manage and use information from a range of media.
5	Life-Long Learning Use a wide range of academic skills (research analysis, synthesis etc).
6	Problem Solving Identify critical issues in the discipline or professional area.
7	Social Responsibility Recognise social justice issues.

Course and Unit Catalogue 2010