Course Title: Work with the community to identify health needs

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6119 Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)

Course Title: Work with the community to identify health needs

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5735C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Term1 2014,
Term2 2016

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit develops the skills necessary to assist particular populations/subgroups of interest/ communities to define and assess their health needs.
It develops the ability to carefully work with them to examine the problem being targeted and to understand how and why it occurs
The results from the needs assessment guides the design, planning and evaluation of population health projects or interventions.
There are two stages in health needs assessment:
• The first relates to the task of identifying and prioritising health problems
• The second relates to translating these national goals into concrete action within local communities
The first stage of needs assessment often lies in the hands of health policy makers and population health professionals
Results of this stage are documented in policy papers or legislation detailing national, state or local health goals and the mobilisation of allocated funds
Recognising that community is the centre of gravity for the promotion of health, the second stage ensures the relevance and appropriateness of programs and offers members of the community a chance to engage in the planning process.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

N/A



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTPOP502C Work with the community to identify health needs

Elements:

1. Conduct a literature review

2. Collect other relevant data to further define target group

3. Investigate the health problem as it occurs and is perceived within the community

4. Work with the community to identify and define their health needs

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit you will have developed the skills necessary to assist particular populations/subgroups of interest/ communities to define and assess their health needs. It develops the ability to carefully work with them to examine the problem being targeted and to understand how and why it occurs.

 


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will include a Literature review, oral presentation and Group Project.