VCE Health & Human Development KK2.

2 The role of VicHealth including:

Unit 3 Australias Health - the mission and strategic priorities of
__________________________________ VicHealth potential health outcomes;
Student Outline - the potential health outcomes
Coursework Tasks of a
Area of Study 2 VicHealth funded project and
Learning Outcome 2
how it
reflects the social model of
2016
health.
KS2.2 Describe the role of VicHealth
including the
mission and strategic priorities;
KS2.3 Identify the principles of the social model
of health evident in a VicHealth project.

COURSEWORK COMPLETION TASKS

Once the below tasks are completed during class or for homework, please tick the completed task in the
box provided in your One Note. Please copy each sub-heading listed prior to the completion of each
activity and make sure you have completed tasks and presented them within the correct Key Knowledge
Dot Point in your written folder too!!

Edrolo Lesson Plan Clips

Promoting Health in Australia Key Knowledge 2 https://edrolo.com.au/s/19054/

The Role of VicHealth

IMPORTANT!! Please learn the Mission and the Strategic Priorities for VicHealth. In
particular, can you come up with a silly sentence or an acronym for the mission??>:

Mission or Commitment
In partnership with others promote good health
Recognise that the social and economic conditions for all people influence their health
Promote fairness and opportunity for better health
Support initiatives that assist individuals, communities, workplaces and broader society
to improve wellbeing
Seek to prevent chronic conditions for all Victorians

Strategic Priorities: PEPPI is the Acronym!!

Promote healthy eating
Encourage regular physical activity
Prevent tobacco use
Prevent harm from alcohol
Improve mental wellbeing

The Potential Health Outcomes of a VicHealth funded Project and how it Reflects the
Social Model of Health
Read pages 247-29 of your text. Complete the Case Study ReviewDance Extravaganza I Could Have
Danced All Night returns to White Night Melbourne questions , 1 5 on pages 249 250 of your text.

Complete Test Your Knowledge questions 1 3, and Apply Your Knowledge questions 4 7, page 250 of your
text.

In pairs, complete the following research task during class:

VicHealth Group Research Task

To begin the investigation, go to www.vichealth.vic.gov.au and click on > About VicHealth, and >
Programs and Projects.
Select one of the 5 strategic priorities, remember PEPPI and research one of the
programs/projects located on the VicHealth website. Include the following information:

(a) The name of the strategic priority selected;

(b) An overview of the program/project;

(c) An explanation of why this program/project is a priority for VicHealth;

(d) An outline of some of the strategies being employed by VicHealth to promote health in this
area;

(e) A discussion of whether this program/project reflects the five key principles of the social
model of health. (Explain by giving an example from your program/project that fits into each
of those five key principles);

(f) An explanation of actual or potential (or both) health outcomes of this program. If positive
outcomes have already been demonstrated, use statistics to strengthen your explanation;

(g) A concluding statement about what else you think can be done to help in the future to
promote health for all Australians in this area.

Share and present findings with the class in One Note Collaborative Space called
VicHealth Activity

eBOOK+ INTERACTIVITIES

Complete the Health Promotion Initiatives interactivity in the Chapter 6 eBook.

GLOSSARY CUE CARDS

Please define and compile the following terms into your Unit 3 Health and Human Development Glossary
section. Include key examples to enhance your understanding of each term:

VicHealth Mission (commitment)

VicHealth Strategic Priorities - PEPPI