MPH5002 Foundations of health promotion and program planning
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5002 Foundations of health promotion and program planning is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Alfred Hospital
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit examines the impact of multiple factors that contribute to the health of populations, focusing on role of the social determinants of health, and to develop knowledge and skills in program planning for health promotion.
Students will examine the values and principles that guide contemporary health promotion and its capacity to influence the determinants of health.
They will develop skills in needs assessment, priority setting, using evidence and theory to make intervention choices and program management.
The roles played by partnerships, capacity building and participation will be explored, and the steps toward improving program sustainability are examined.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | Block on |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Alfred Hospital | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Assess and interpret health promotion from differing perspectives and explain the principles that underpin contemporary health promotion;
- 2
Critically reflect on the link between the social determinants of health and social equity, health inequities and the ethical project of health promotion;
- 3
Research and compare a range of approaches for promoting health that address upstream, mid-stream and dowstream determinants of health;
- 4
Implement the steps in comprehensive program planning as a basis for action to address health determinants;
- 5
Identify the information sources that can be used to identify health needs, assess determinants and select targets for change;
- 6
Demonstrate skills in priority setting and development of project goals, objectives and strategies based on a logic model.
Workload and teaching
6 hours of teacher-directed learning activities per week, and 6 hours of self-directed study per week. There is an expectation that students will attend 2 on-campus Block Days.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Micaela Drieberg
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Micaela Drieberg
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5002?
MPH5002 has no prerequisites.
When is MPH5002 offered?
In 2020, MPH5002 runs in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital.