HSH704 - Health Communication
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), CBD*, Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 3 hours per week comprising 1 hour weekly class (recorded and accessible online) and 2 hour weekly face-to-face seminar |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 3 hours per week comprising 1 hour weekly class (recorded and accessible online) and 2 hour weekly online seminar online |
| Note: | *CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery |
Content
Topics include:
- Functional and strategic communication
- Health communication presentation skills and strategies
- Working with the media
- Social media and health
- Social marketing campaigns
- Communication and behaviour change concepts, models and theories
- Health education and empowerment
- Stakeholder engagement
- Health advocacy and activism
- The role of communication in partnerships for health
- The role of communication in capacity building and change management
- Communication styles when working in teams
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