Unit Outline

This unit will explore Primary Health principles, philosophy, approaches, and frameworks for working in a variety of roles providing health care for the community across the lifespan. This subject will expand students’ understanding of primary health care in the context of cultural and social diversity in order to generate real solutions for building lasting change in diverse health systems. The content also enables students to develop skills in developing and sustaining an adaptable culturally sensitive approach to planning and managing health services when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, marginalised and vulnerable groups. Students will begin to develop enhanced leadership and communication skills for working in multi-disciplinary teams and planning and evaluating health promotion activities.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Analyse contemporary models of primary care that meet the specialised needs of individuals and groups to optimise health outcomes;
2.	Critically appraise the contribution of health promotion and preventative health strategies in promoting health outcomes;
3.	Plan and apply the concepts of health promotion/education, health maintenance and disease prevention across the life span and within different cultures and populations;
4.	Identify and apply evaluation strategies to primary health services and resources that support the management of a client with diverse/complex health care needs.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Regular monitoring and review have been undertaken.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Essay	Week 5	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Report	Week 9	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Presentation (recorded)	Week 13	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Essay

Task Description:

In your essay, you will be required to consider current primary health care reforms and policies.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	A critique of primary health care practice and services and a reflection on comprehensive primary health care principles is presented.	LO1
2	The contribution from of health promotion and preventative health strategies to improve health outcomes in primary health care practice is evaluated.	LO1, LO2
3	Groups most likely to benefit from contemporary primary health care reforms and policies identified and how their health outcomes will be improved are appraised.	LO1
4	Submitted work meets academic expectations and standards of presentation.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Report

Task Description:

You will be required to select a primary health service or resource which supports the management of a client with diverse/complex healthcare needs.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	The primary health care service or resource is examined, and how this supports the management of a client with diverse/complex health care needs is explained.	LO2, LO4
2	Health promotion or preventative health elements of the service or resource are distinguished, incorporating an explanation of how these improve health.	LO2, LO4
3	The most appropriate form of evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the service or resource is justified, and how this evaluation could be undertaken is described.	LO4
4	Submitted work meets academic expectations and standards of presentation.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Presentation (recorded)

Task Description:

You will be required to develop and present a health education session targeting an identifiable population group.

Task Length:

6 minutes recording equivalent to 1000 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Presentation demonstrates consideration of specific audience needs (age, gender, culture, health literacy).	LO1, LO4
2	Presentation demonstrates application of health education principles (visual presentation, clarity of content, pace/tone of delivery).	LO2
3	Health education topic appropriate and relevant to the target audience.	LO2, LO4
4	Submitted work meets academic expectations and standards of presentation.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes and achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

Required Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator via the Reading List link in MyLO, or the unit Reading List on the University Library website.