REMH8002 Remote and Indigenous Primary Health Care

Fiona Cameron

2021

4.5

1 x 9-hour independent study weekly
2 x 30-minute on-line tutorials per semester

^ = May be enrolled concurrently

1 Admission into GCRHP-Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice
1a Admission into GDPRHP-Graduate Diploma in Remote Health Practice
1b Admission into MRIH-Master of Remote and Indigenous Health
1c Admission into MD-Doctor of Medicine
1d Admission into MND-Master of Nutrition and Dietetics
1e Admission into MCEXP-Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
1f Admission into BEXSMCEXP-Bachelor of Exercise Science, Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
1g Admission into GDPHN-Graduate Diploma in Human Nutrition
1h Admission into MHN-Master of Human Nutrition
1i Admission into MDC-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
1j Admission into MDJ-Doctor of Medicine
1k Admission into BESSMCEXP-B of Exercise Science and Sport Sci, M of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j or 1k))

HLTH8202 has been successfully completed

Knowledge of the basic requirements to practice as a remote health professional.

Assignments; Tutorial Participation

This topic introduces the student to knowledge and attributes required for competent, confident, and accountable inter-professional Remote and Indigenous health practice using the globally recognised framework for Primary Health Care as the central theme. Students are provided with an opportunity to reflect on the factors that influence delivery of health services to remote areas locally, nationally and internationally. Factors explored include: social determinants of health; geographical, historical and political influences on health services; and public health issues. Community development, health literacy and health promotion initiatives are contextualized to the unique environmental and cultural context of Remote and Indigenous Health practice. Students are expected to read widely and examine the construction of their own values and beliefs. Examples of partnerships with Indigenous people, which implement the principles of Primary Health Care, are explored. Students are expected to apply principles underpinning these examples to their own practice.

This topic aims to apply the principles of a Primary Health Care framework and to develop an understanding of the social determinants of health in order to identify issues that affect health care services and delivery for remote and Indigenous people.

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Evaluate the influence and impact of the social determinants of health on the health of disadvantaged people and in particular on the health and well-being of remote and Indigenous people

Recommend appropriate multilevel health strategies and solutions that could be applied at a community level, taking into account different complex health environments

Analyse and critique the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC) and describe the application of PHC in different environments

Interpret and apply the use of health promotion theory in communities with a Primary Health care framework

Demonstrate advanced written communication and skills across a range of formats

Key dates and timetable

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