EHSE LEARNING & TEACHING SPECIAL PROJECTS

Sheedy, Angela (Recipient)

Prize: Other distinction

Description

EHSE Learning and Teaching Special Projects enable academic staff to pursue the development of a particular resource / practice with the support of the Faculty Learning Technologist/s. Successful project bids will work with dedicated time from the Faculty Learning Technologist/s to develop their resources.

Awarded date	20 Aug 2016

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To enhance and support undergraduate health programs at Charles Darwin University, a set of interactive video interviews with health professionals have been prepared to showcase the roles and functions within the primary health care sector. An ageing population and increase in chronic disease, is recognised within the health care industry as evidence for a core focus in primary health provision (AIHW, 2016). 76% of Australians ranked preventive health in the top ten priorities for the Australian Government, demonstrating that primary health care providers are going to become even more vital for health management (PHAA 2016). Such staggering changes in Australia’s health also means future primary health care practitioners need to be well informed about how the primary health care system is currently managing aspects of health and recognise the potential for employment options within primary health care. Presenting responses from different primary health care professionals to questions developed around six areas of health: health care systems, primary health care provision, preparation of health students, chronic disease, health education [for clients] and health promotion, enables trends and challenges in primary health care practice to be identified and disseminated back to the wider health community. A major focus of this resource is to search and relay information that will assist undergraduate health students (future health practitioners) in better understanding how the primary health care system is structured, the types of services it provides and the multidisciplinary nature of the health professionals who work there.