HMF701 - Agricultural Health and Medicine

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Residential*

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jacquie Cotton
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

This unit will run in residential mode from Monday 4 March to Friday 8 March 2024.

*Location: Hamilton, Victoria - venue to be advised.
Will include trips to local agricultural workplaces during the week.

There are rail and bus services to Hamilton; it is 3.5 hours drive from Melbourne, 2.5 hours from Geelong and 1 hour from Warrnambool. Accommodation can be organised with the National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH) staff.

Note:

Scholarships are available for this unit, please refer to the Farmer Health website

Content

This unit addresses the health and safety concerns commonly encountered by the agricultural workforce in rural and remote Australia. The poor physical and behavioural health of rural Australians is well established. This unit aims to improve understanding of the common causes of disease, mental illness and work-related injury that adversely affect the health and well-being of the human resource in agricultural industries, including obesity and diabetes, cancers, zoonotic infections, physical trauma, behavioural health, addiction and agricultural safety. Increasing knowledge of these factors will improve the effectiveness of current strategies aimed at improving the health outcomes of farming communities and the agricultural workforce.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Describe and identify the clinical factors contributing to poor physical and behavioural health outcomes in the agricultural workforce, nationally and internationally.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Appraise the social, economic, and health service constraints experienced in farming communities.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Identify and explain the occupational health and safety risks associated with farming and rural communities.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Apply knowledge of rural health, safety and wellbeing and develop a response to a community issue.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO5

Critically evaluate the agricultural health and medicine literature.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management

ULO6

Use online communication technologies to investigate and address agricultural and rural health problems through effective teamwork.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Multiple-choice test 25 questions 20%
  • Week 1
Assessment 2: Group development of materials and online participation Fact sheet or video, online participation 25%
  • Week 7
Assessment 3: Online multiple-choice test 25 questions 20%
  • Week 8
Assessment 4: Written review exercise 1200 - 1500 words 35%
  • Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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