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This course will enable students to design, implement and critically analyse interventions in response to socio-ecological influences on whanau and community health in a health care context.
- Whānau/family assessment, relational practice and issues across the life span- Health and wellness for whānau/family including those living with disability and impairment- Primary health care policy and impact on whānau/family health- Community assessment/Public health - Health promotion and education- Leadership in primary health care- Mihimihi- Te Whare Tapa Whā, Meihana model, Māori health perspectives, health services and health initiatives (including Whānau Ora)
1. Critically analyse the concepts of family and whānau as applied to community health care service provision in a New Zealand context2. Utilise community health assessment models (across the lifespan) with implicit principles relating to psychology and social behaviour.3. Identify and evaluate models of health promotion and health education 4. Analyse and critique the influences and impact of health care delivery for people living with a disability/impairment and their whānau/family and community 5. Critically evaluate the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi in primary health care6. Integrate and apply the key concepts of Hauora Māori, the health experiences of Māori and identify possible explanations for disparity 7. Critically evaluate legal and ethical issues in research (including the application of cultural safeguards) related to a health care topic in the community.
Subject to approval of the Head of School of Health Sciences
HLTH456
(W, Th, F): Mar 7, 8, 9(W, Th, F): May 16, 17, 18
Thomas Harding
ASSESSMENT ONE: Application of the Meihana model in Primary Health Care in Aotearoa New ZealandDue Date: 30 March, 1700Word count: 1,800 (excluding references)This assignment is worth 20% of your course grade.AIM • To demonstrate a critical understanding of Māori health within the context of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Aotearoa New Zealand • To integrate key concepts of Hauora Māori and Māori health experiences with principles of PHC.Describe the Meihana model in your own words: What are the model’s key components and briefly describe how it is similar to or distinct from other Māori health models? With respect to a specific health issue for Māori:(1) Outline why this is a significant primary healthcare issue for Māori; and(2) Critically analyse how the Meihana model could be applied to address your chosen health issue with the context of PHC assessment. ASSESSMENT TWO: WHĀNAU/FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Due Date: 05 May, 1700Word count: 2,500 excluding referencesThis assignment is worth 30% of your course grade AIM • To demonstrate a critical understanding of the use of whānau/family assessment models in PHC contexts in New Zealand (NZ). • To assess and integrate whānau/family health with theoretical concepts related to PHC philosophy, whānau/family theory, and ethics. Undertake a family assessment• Obtain ethical consent before commencing the family interview;• Using a recognised family assessment model/framework - e.g. Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM) - interview and assess a family of your choice. Complete a family genogram and ecomap;• Based on the data gathered critically analyse the key factors that influence the health of the whānau/family, incorporating family health theory, PHC principles, and social determinants of health; andSPORTS SCIENCE STUDENTS• Identify and critically discuss:- Identify and critically discuss the facilitators and/or barriers that impact on family members engaging in either physical activity or sport; and- Critically reflect on how the use of a family assessment can inform your practice as a sports science professional. ALL OTHER STUDENTS• Identify and critically discuss:- Two PHC health professional roles the family has accessed or could potentially access in the future; and- Any actual/potential ethical issues that could arise in using any family assessment model. ASSESSMENT THREE: COMMUNITY REFLECTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGYDue Date: 08 June, 1700Word limit: 4,500 (excluding references)This assignment is worth 50% of your course grade.NB: It is expected that you will utilise a range of relevant national and international literature in the preparation of this assignment.AIM: • To critically reflect on community constructs, the social determinants of health (SDH), health promotion, and own professional role in community health.• Reflect on and identify the communities to which you consider you belong – these can be community as locality (i.e., neighbourhood, town or city) or a relational community (i.e., a group of people).With reference to one of these identified communities:1. Describe the important elements that constitute this community;2. What do you consider to be the key health issues facing this community? Why? (What evidence can you provide to support your belief?);3. With reference to the health issues identified above, choose (and justify) what you consider to be the priority issue;4. For your chosen priority issue, use (with rationale) a health promotion model to critically analyse:(i) the determinants of this health issue and the impact it has on quality of life; (ii) describe who should be targeted by a relevant health promotion project;(iii) which behavioural antecedents should be targeted in order to change behaviour; (iv) outline an intervention to change the behaviour and positively impact on quality of life; and (v) reflect on your own (current or future) professional role and how it could contribute to this project.
Domestic fee $2,108.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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