Unit Outline

This unit aims to develop your skills in delivering appropriate primary health care solutions in the context of cultural and social diversity to build sustainable change across various settings. The content also enable you to develop skills in planning and evaluating health promotion activities, improving health literacy, delivering health education and developing health information, working with individuals and groups, working in a culturally safe manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, marginalised and vulnerable groups to improve health equity and outcomes.

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	Justify the use of a harm minimisation approach in primary health care practice.
2	Apply the concepts of health promotion planning and evaluation to address a health inequity or concern.
3	Develop and apply strategies to resources that support the management of a client with diverse/complex health care needs.
4	Design and defend a health education intervention to improve health outcomes.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CNA554 Primary Health Care 1

Alterations as a result of student feedback

In conjunction with CNA554 unit content has been reconfigured, revised and updated. Assessment tasks have been revised and resources created.

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	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Health promotion and evaluation plan plus 10-minute discussion (hurdle)	Week 8	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Health education (recorded presentation or written resource) for a target audience	Week 12	20 %	LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Essay

Task Description:

In your essay, critically analyse the role of harm minimisation within primary health care practice, justifying its relevance and effectiveness in contemporary nursing. Discuss how the harm minimisation approach underpins many of the key principles of primary health care.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critique the use of a of harm minimisation approach in primary health care practice.	LO1
2	Examine how the harm minimisation approach underpins the key principles of primary health care.	LO1, LO2
3	Analyse a harm minimisation health promotion intervention and justifying the use of this approach at addressing a specific health inequity or priority population.	LO1, LO2
4	Submitted work meets academic expectations and standards of presentation.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Health promotion and evaluation plan plus 10-minute discussion (hurdle)

Task Description:

You will develop a health promotion intervention plan to address a health need experienced by vulnerable client population group, using the template provided. You need to consider relevant contributing factors, formulate a cohesive plan of health promotion action which includes evaluation strategies.
This will be followed by a set of questions by your lecturer.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 8

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Justify the need to respond to the issue of concern based on client group demographics, epidemiological data and with consideration of relevant social determinants are justified.	LO2, LO3
2	Critically examine factors that contribute to the health issue/concern, to explain the health promotion response proposed.	LO1, LO2
3	Construct a cohesive health promotion intervention plan that could realistically address the issue/concern.	LO2, LO3, LO4
4	Design an evaluation plan to assess the success of the proposed health promotion intervention.	LO2, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Health education (recorded presentation or written resource) for a target audience

Task Description:

You will develop a health education resource suited to meet the common characteristics of the targeted vulnerable population and the concern identified in AT2.

Task Length:

5 minutes recording equivalent to 1000 words

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Consider specific audience needs (age, gender, culture, health literacy) in developing the educational resource.	LO3, LO4
2	Apply health education principles (visual presentation, clarity of content, educational intent of content, pace/tone of delivery) in designing educational resource.	LO3, LO4
3	Deliver the educational message using communication skills suited to the target audience.	LO3, LO4
4	Explain positive behaviour change, to improve and maintain optimum health outcomes.	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.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

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.

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.