Overview
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a public health movement and policy approach that contributes to the improvement of population health, equity, wellness and improved policy outcomes across participating sectors. This unit outlines how and why HiAP was established and what benefits it has had on promoting health across populations. Factors that influence the implementation of HiAP are examined, including Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Health Lens Assessment (HLA). This unit will allow you to bring together assessment, research and evaluation skills learned throughout your course in order to consider where and how health fits in the policy cycle.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
96 credit points
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE
Some students found Moodle navigation difficult as there were some broken links.
Check Moodle site thoroughly prior to start of term in future offerings.
Feedback from SUTE
One student felt that a group assignment may be useful to add authenticity, given HiAP is grounded in collaboration with others.
Consider feasibility of introducing a group assessment task for future offerings.
- Compare and contrast 'Health in all policies' with health policy
- Explain the 'health in all policy' process, Health Impact Assessment process, and the Health Lens Assessment process, and how these relate to the development of policy
- Articulate the major components of the Australian health system, how it differs from health systems of other nations and how this relates to health in all policy
- Evaluate the economic influences and barriers to adopting health in all policy at both national and international levels
- Explore Health in All Policy as a form of social innovation.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 25% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 45% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 25% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 45% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Zoom Capacity (microphone required; webcam optional)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.preston@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Health Policy and the Health System: moving from response to prevention and promotion
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Health in All Policy: what it is and the history of the movement
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The role of government in HiAP and whole of government approaches
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Health Impact Assessment
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 1 Due Monday 8 August 11.45pm AEST
Module/Topic
Health Lens Approach
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 2 Due Monday 16 August 11.45pm AEST
Module/Topic
Preparing and appraising policy briefs
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The role of non-government stakeholders in HiAP and whole of society approaches
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Negotiating for health and intersectoral collaboration
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
HiAP implementation at local, regional, and global levels
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Frameworks and approaches to measuring progress and evaluating HiAP initiatives
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Implementation of measuring progress and evaluating HiAP initiatives
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The role of the health sector and future directions in HiAP
Chapter
Prescribed learning activities - combination of journal articles, chapter readings and online activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 2 (Workbook) Due Friday 8 October 2021 11.45pm AEST
Workbook Due: Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 3 Due Monday 11 October 2021 11.45pm AEST
Assessment 3 (Report) Due Monday 11 October 2021 11.45pm AEST
Report Due: Review/Exam Week Monday (11 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
The 3 online quizzes have been scaffolded through the term to allow you to check your understanding of course content and your progression in the unit.
3
Other
Due weeks 4, Vacation Week and Exam Week. All quizzes must be completed and submitted on Moodle.
The grade and feedback for each quiz will be available on submission.
The MCQ and true false questions will be marked as correct or not correct.
- Compare and contrast 'Health in all policies' with health policy
- Articulate the major components of the Australian health system, how it differs from health systems of other nations and how this relates to health in all policy
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
A workbook has been prepared for weeks 3 to 11 (inclusive) that contains learning activities to support application of the learning materials and to develop critical thinking. Students are required to contribute to critical discussions around relevant readings or case studies in the online forum. Students' contributions and online interactions with their colleagues on the forum will be assessed.
Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (22 Oct 2021)
Two weeks after submission
Students will be assessed on the quality of their contribution and participation. They will be assessed on the following criteria:
1. Comprehension and understanding of the topic
2. Relevance
3. Critical thinking and depth
4. Quality of expression
5. Contribution and participation
- Explain the 'health in all policy' process, Health Impact Assessment process, and the Health Lens Assessment process, and how these relate to the development of policy
- Explore Health in All Policy as a form of social innovation.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
3 Written Assessment
For this assessment you will research and complete a report examining the potential for local governments in Australia to influence communicable disease impacts in the population through the adoption of HiAP approaches. You will draw on Australian and international case studies and evidence. The report will be 2500 words. Further details will be available on the unit Moodle site.
Review/Exam Week Monday (11 Oct 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Two weeks after submission
Students will be assessed on:
- the communication of ideas
- the breadth of reading and knowledge of the topic
- the quality of their analysis
- the appropriate and effective use of referencing
A full marking rubric is available on the unit Moodle site.
- Compare and contrast 'Health in all policies' with health policy
- Evaluate the economic influences and barriers to adopting health in all policy at both national and international levels
- Explore Health in All Policy as a form of social innovation.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
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