Code: HPE005
Title: Health: the Wisible & Invisible
Pre-requisites: TBA
Outcome levels: TBA
Coordinator: Mr Bob Kemp

This unit is based upon the fact that health is dynamic and is shaped through the constant, changing interactions between individuals and their environments.  Therefore maintaining the health of the individual is not only a personal responsibility but also the responsibility of the community to which an individual belongs. 
Consequently, students will, through a variety of learning experiences, investigate a number of significant and engaging issues to explore these relationships.

Students will be introduced to the process of inquiry for investigation and build knowledge and skills for response which can facilitate informed decisions and action that promotes health for themselves and others.

The learning environment offered will promote the students to develop as complex, self-directed thinkers, creative and active investigators and offer them insight into the senior health education course.  This course is entirely theoretical.

Topics

• Nutritional analysis and consumer awareness – exploring options
• Skin Cancer and sun safety – practical solutions
• Risk taking and health – a personal choice

Assessment

Students will be assessed through a variety of tasks that reflect the nature of tasks that will be encountered in senior health education.  The following is a guide and all tasks will be equally weighted.

• Unit 1 – DVD review/  Shopping Trolley stimuli
• Unit 2 – Survey/audit linked to oral presentation
• Unit 3 – Group project – hands on promotion to school audience
• Unit 4  -  Creation & justification of new policy - written
• Unit 5  -  Pamphlet design for a new health service
• Unit 6  -  Problem solving report

At completion students should know

TBA

At completion students should be able to

TBA

Literacy elements

TBA

Integrated technology

TBA

Assignment guidelines

Please refer to the Assignment Guidelines on how to set out bibliographies and references.  

Resources

TBA

Related Links

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