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NS1220:03

Primary Health Care

Townsville, Cairns, Mount Isa,
Thursday Island, External

HECS Band 1

10 hours lectures, 20 hours tutorials. Semester 2.

Available to level 1 students enrolled in the BNSc.

This subject focuses on the principles of primary health care and health promotion within a global, international and national context.

Learning Objectives:

describe the concepts of modern primary health care and apply them to a wide range of settings and groups;

appreciate the importance of social and economic factors in the provision of appropriate health care;

describe the principles of health promotion and outline strategies suitable for selected health issues in the communities;

discuss the role of nurses, other health professionals and professionals from outside the health sector in health care planning and delivery within the primary health care framework;

critically appraise the potential of primary health care in health care developments of the future.

On-course assessment and examination (100%).