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PBH2005 · Health program planning
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 2School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
In this unit, students will develop knowledge and skills for public health and health promotion program design and implementation. These are core competencies for health promotion practice. Students will develop skills in community needs assessment, determining priorities and defining target populations, and selecting an appropriate mix of strategies based on evidence and theory. Strategies that take into account social and health inequalities will be examined. Students will consider key steps in implementation management and methods for building program sustainability. The relationship between program planning and evaluation will be discussed, to provide students with a foundation for later studies concerning evaluation methods. Case studies, group work and planning tools will be used to develop practical problem-solving skills.
Areas of study: Health science Public health
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield | Second semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weekly pre-class activities (Approximately 100 words more or less depending on number of questions) | Written | 20% | — |
| 2 | Community health profile report (2,400 words) | Written | 40% | — |
| 3 | Health program plan (2,400 words) | Written | 40% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.
Learning outcomes
- Describe the steps in planning a preventive health program;
- Identify data sources for needs assessment and community profiles;
- Develop a needs assessment incorporating elements of community profiling as the basis of an evidence-based program plan;
- Identify determinants of population health needs that can be changed by health promotion action;
- Write SMART project goals and objectives that are clearly linked to health determinants;
- Identify administrative and management issues that need to be addressed for successful program implementation.
Workload
Seminar 2.5 hours, 3.5 hours of directed online student learning activities, plus 6 hours of self-directed study per week.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 30 hours |
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