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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Maternal, Child and Youth Health

  • Unit Code

    HST6341

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit focuses on Australian and International maternal, child and youth health issues and services with special attention to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health needs. Practice issues are discussed and resources to support cross-cultural care services and programs for children, youth and families are identified. Processes for building community constituencies and collaborations to advance maternal, child and youth health within a range of care settings are discussed.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST5603

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the history and achievements of maternal, child and youth health services in Australia and internationally.
  2. Appraise the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to maternal, child and youth health service delivery in cross cultural community settings.
  3. Critically discuss evidence and models relating to the role and impact of early life on health and wellbeing among different cultural groups.
  4. Critically discuss the principles and practice of family-centred practice.
  5. Critically discuss the principles of interdisciplinary practice in Indigenous and non-Indigenous primary health care settings.
  6. Interpret processes for building community constituencies and collaborations directed to advancing maternal, child and youth health within local and international primary health care settings.

Unit Content

  1. Unit introduction and National and global maternal, child and youth health
  2. Family and community
  3. The early years of life
  4. Child health and development
  5. Youth health and wellbeing
  6. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues and programs
  7. Family-centred practice
  8. Interdisciplinary practice and program delivery in primary care settings
  9. Advocating for maternal, child and youth health
  10. Community resources
  11. Case-studies of effective practice

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, readings and e-learning activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentInfluences on child, youth and maternal health40%
EssaySupporting and promoting health 60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentInfluences on child, youth and maternal health40%
EssaySupporting and promoting health60%

Text References

  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). A picture of Australia's children 2012. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Note: The textbook "A picture of Australia's children 2012" can be downloaded from the AIHW web site.
  • Barnes, M., & Rowe, J. (Eds.). (2013). Child, youth and family health: Strengthening communities (2nd ed.). Marrickville, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia.
  • Baum, F. (2015). The new public health (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Briggs, F. (2013). Child protection: the essential guide for teachers and other professionals whose work involves children (3rd ed.). Docklands, Victoria: JoJo Publishing.
  • Cohen, L., Chavez, V., & Chehimi, S. (Eds.). Prevention is primary: strategies for community well-being (2nd ed.). San Fransisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
  • ^ McMurray, A., & Clendon, J. (2014). Community health and wellness (5th ed.). NSW: Elsevier.
  • United Nations Secretary General. (2010). Global strategy for women's and children's health. Geneva: The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

Journal References

  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
  • Australian Journal of Child and Family Health Nursing
  • Child: Care, Health and Development
  • Family Matters
  • International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
  • International Journal of Maternal and Child Health
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Journal of Child Health Care
  • Journal of Family Nursing
  • Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Journal of School Health
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Website References

  • Australian Institute of Family Studies
  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 
  • Growing up in Australia http://www.growingupinaustralia.gov.au
  • Western Australia Public Health Association 
  • World Health Organisation 

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Maternal, Child and Youth Health

  • Unit Code

    HST6341

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit focuses on Australian and International maternal, child and youth health issues and services with special attention to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health needs. Practice issues are discussed and resources to support cross-cultural care services and programs for children, youth and families are identified. Processes for building community constituencies and collaborations to advance maternal, child and youth health within a range of care settings are discussed.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST5603

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the history and achievements of maternal, child and youth health services in Australia and internationally.
  2. Appraise the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to maternal, child and youth health service delivery in cross cultural community settings.
  3. Critically discuss evidence and models relating to the role and impact of early life on health and wellbeing among different cultural groups.
  4. Critically discuss the principles and practice of family-centred practice.
  5. Critically discuss the principles of interdisciplinary practice in Indigenous and non-Indigenous primary health care settings.
  6. Interpret processes for building community constituencies and collaborations directed to advancing maternal, child and youth health within local and international primary health care settings.

Unit Content

  1. Unit introduction and National and global maternal, child and youth health
  2. Family and community
  3. The early years of life
  4. Child health and development
  5. Youth health and wellbeing
  6. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues and programs
  7. Family-centred practice
  8. Interdisciplinary practice and program delivery in primary care settings
  9. Advocating for maternal, child and youth health
  10. Community resources
  11. Case-studies of effective practice

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, readings and e-learning activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentInfluences on child, youth and maternal health40%
EssaySupporting and promoting health 60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentInfluences on child, youth and maternal health40%
EssaySupporting and promoting health60%

Text References

  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). A picture of Australia's children 2012. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Note: The textbook "A picture of Australia's children 2012" can be downloaded from the AIHW web site.
  • Barnes, M., & Rowe, J. (Eds.). (2013). Child, youth and family health: Strengthening communities (2nd ed.). Marrickville, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia.
  • Baum, F. (2015). The new public health (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Briggs, F. (2013). Child protection: the essential guide for teachers and other professionals whose work involves children (3rd ed.). Docklands, Victoria: JoJo Publishing.
  • Cohen, L., Chavez, V., & Chehimi, S. (Eds.). Prevention is primary: strategies for community well-being (2nd ed.). San Fransisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
  • ^ McMurray, A., & Clendon, J. (2014). Community health and wellness (5th ed.). NSW: Elsevier.
  • United Nations Secretary General. (2010). Global strategy for women's and children's health. Geneva: The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

Journal References

  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
  • Australian Journal of Child and Family Health Nursing
  • Child: Care, Health and Development
  • Family Matters
  • International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
  • International Journal of Maternal and Child Health
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Journal of Child Health Care
  • Journal of Family Nursing
  • Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Journal of School Health
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Website References

  • Australian Institute of Family Studies
  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 
  • Growing up in Australia http://www.growingupinaustralia.gov.au
  • Western Australia Public Health Association 
  • World Health Organisation 

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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