Graduate Diploma in Indigenous health promotion

• Institution:

  The University of Sydney

• Type:

  Graduate Diploma courses

• Reach:

  NSW

• Focus:

  Indigenous

Overview

Target audience: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and practitioners

Course summary: This course provides participants with the skills to promote the health of their communities and improve their knowledge in this area. Indigenous health promotion aims to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health by preventing the onset of illness and injury or minimising harms associated with these conditions. This means identifying community needs and strengths, developing a plan of action, putting an action plan into practice, and evaluation to identify the extent to which positive changes have occurred. Course core units include:

• INDH5211 community profiling and setting priorities
• INDH5212 health promotion program planning
• INDH5213 goals, objectives and strategies
• INDH5221 communication
• INDH5224 research and evaluation
• INDH5227 art, science and politics of prevention
• PUBH5026 mass media campaigns and social marketing.

Fee payable: Yes

Delivery mode: On site

Financial support for Indigenous students: Not specified

Contacts

Student Services
Sydney Medical School (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Faculties of Dentistry and Pharmacy (postgraduate)
Sydney Nursing School
Edward Ford Building (A27)
Fisher Road
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Ph: (02) 9351 3132
Email: medicine.info@sydney.edu.au

Links

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