The focus of Health Education is understanding of health in the context of society and the mechanisms necessary to develop and promote health for individuals and communities.
Subject description
Studying Health and Community Care allows students to gain an understanding of health issues and how to promote better health for all. This subject is theory-based and focuses on health promotion. By using an inquiry approach, students will investigate, analyze, and apply social justice practices and principles to advocate and promote justified health promotion.
Additionally, this subject provides students with the introductory skills and knowledge required for those working in aged care services and community health care industries. Students will consider how to create individualized service plans in residential, home, or community-based environments.
Skills developed
- Researching and analysis of a range of data sets
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Collaboration and Team work
- Facilitating the empowerment of older people
- Implementing interventions for older people at risk
- Safe work practices
- Ethical compliance and independence
- Supporting relationships with families
Out of class requirements
It is expected that students will need to complete approximately 1 hour of homework/study each week due to the demands of this subject.
What’s important for this subject
A desire to improve health outcomes for people at school, local community, national and global levels
Unit 1 - Mental Health
| Unit 1 - Organ Donation
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Unit 2 - Sustainable Health
| Unit 2 - Youth Homelessness
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Assignment techniques may include supervised exams, research assignments and multimodal presentations.
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General Subjects:
Health – C in English
Physical Education – C in English
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Sport and Recreation
Cert II & III in Health Support Services
Cert III in Fitness
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Involvement in organisation of school wide positive initiatives District and Regional Sport Traineeship opportunities in Year 11 & 12
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