The Graduate Diploma of Health Promotion trains students in the analytical, strategic and communication skills needed to improve health and wellbeing through practical action. Gain a deeper understanding of the causes of health issues, then learn how to develop initiatives that address these challenges at a grassroots level.
Health promotion can keep half a million Australians out of hospital every year by preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, stroke and depression. With a Graduate Diploma of Health Promotion, students can be a key player in this incredibly important field that looks to educate and influence behavior long before health issues appear.
The course explores evidence-based health promotion strategies that improve the health of individuals, families, communities and countries. These are strategies that empower people to improve their health, strengthen community action and create environments that are more supportive of good health. Importantly, the strategies students will be implementing address health issues at a grassroots level, significantly reducing the cost and burden of disease through prevention.
Get hands-on practice developing these initiatives from start to finish, all while gaining a deep understanding of the social, environmental, political and economic conditions that impact health.
Some of the course’s core study areas include:
- health communication
- evidence-based health program planning
- health program evaluation
- health equity and human rights
- contemporary health issues and policies
- health research.
Students can also customize their degree with an elective unit that matches their interests. Choose from topics such as epidemiology, biostatistics, nutrition and obesity prevention to create a unique degree that takes students' career further.
