NURS512 – Hauora a-Hapori/Hauora in Communities
Module code
NURS512
Module title
Hauora a-Hapori/Hauora in Communities
Prescription
To develop an understanding of the concepts and contexts of population health, health promotion, primary healthcare, and hauora.
Programmes
- HL0902
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- May include: Project-based Learning; Flipped Classroom; Blended Learning; Work-integrated Learning; Inclusive Practices. Methods may include workshops and practical classes, tutorials, case-based learning, inquiry-based learning, group activities & discussion, supported online learning, practice simulation.
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Identify and apply concepts of population health, health promotion and primary healthcare that address equity and community wellbeing. 2. Describe health discourses and socio-ecological determinants of health in local and global contexts to inform culturally responsive primary healthcare. 3. Explore socio-political, legal, ethical, cultural, and digital influences that shape primary healthcare in Aotearoa. 4. Describe principles of effective communication, collaboration, partnership, and community-led engagement for health promotion.
- Content
- Philosophy and principles of population health, health promotion and primary healthcare Health systems and sustainable public health policy Application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi in health promoting practice Sustainability – WHO goals, environmental, ecological, kaitiakitanga. Equitable environmental, economic, commercial and social conditions for communities Social determinant approaches to improving hauora Evidence-based practice and research approaches in population health, health promotion and primary healthcare Prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases Immunisation Whanau ora approaches Principles and practice of community assessment Interprofessional collaboration and teamwork in health promotion Introduction to the nurse’s role in promoting hauora Hauora is a Maori concept of well-being, which encompasses the physical, mental and emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health, and is recognised by the World Health Organisation.
- Assessment Criteria
- The portfolio is comprised of multiple components. To pass this module, students must meet all learning outcomes, and gain a minimum mark of 50% in each component.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- An extended reading list will be supplied by the academic staff member at the commencement of the module. This will be updated annually.
