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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify health promotion information requirements.
   • Source and access information on physical activity and health promotion information relevant to the fitness industry.
   • Discuss/explain how understanding of health promotion strategies contribute to decreased risk factors and prevention of chronic disease.
   • Identify current and emerging knowledge of health promotion relevant to development of own professional practice.
   • Identify specific issues relating to health problems of target groups and suggest strategies to address issues.
2. Plan educational activities.
   • Locate relevant available promotion and prevention resources.
   • Recognise and support the importance of access and equity in provision of physical activity initiatives.
   • Plan multifaceted educational activities including healthy lifestyle education and skill building according to needs of target group.
3. Incorporate educational activities into own professional practice.
   • Assess ways in which health promotion and education activities may be used, adapted or challenged in instruction and provision of fitness advice.
   • Work collaboratively with clients, team members and relevant partners to implement effective health promotion activities.
   • Conduct health promotion and education activities that directly affect reduction of risk factors and prevention of chronic disease.
   • Provide client support materials and access to relevant information to improve health status.
   • Ensure health promotion and education activities support clients to take a self-care approach to health in line with individual needs.
4. Maintain and update knowledge of health promotion.
   • Identify and use opportunities to update and expand own knowledge of health promotion activities.
   • Monitor response to changes made to own professional practice or instruction.
   • Continue to adjust own practice to optimise results.
5. Identify health promotion information requirements.
   • Source and access information on physical activity and health promotion information relevant to the fitness industry.
   • Discuss/explain how understanding of health promotion strategies contribute to decreased risk factors and prevention of chronic disease.
   • Identify current and emerging knowledge of health promotion relevant to development of own professional practice.
   • Identify specific issues relating to health problems of target groups and suggest strategies to address issues.
6. Plan educational activities.
   • Locate relevant available promotion and prevention resources.
   • Recognise and support the importance of access and equity in provision of physical activity initiatives.
   • Plan multifaceted educational activities including healthy lifestyle education and skill building according to needs of target group.
7. Incorporate educational activities into own professional practice.
   • Assess ways in which health promotion and education activities may be used, adapted or challenged in instruction and provision of fitness advice.
   • Work collaboratively with clients, team members and relevant partners to implement effective health promotion activities.
   • Conduct health promotion and education activities that directly affect reduction of risk factors and prevention of chronic disease.
   • Provide client support materials and access to relevant information to improve health status.
   • Ensure health promotion and education activities support clients to take a self-care approach to health in line with individual needs.
8. Maintain and update knowledge of health promotion.
   • Identify and use opportunities to update and expand own knowledge of health promotion activities.
   • Monitor response to changes made to own professional practice or instruction.
   • Continue to adjust own practice to optimise results.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role. This must include period(s) totalling at least five hours comprising at least three different client contact sessions, and:

develop and implement health promotion activities for at least two target groups with different health issues and needs

conduct activities that individually or cumulatively incorporate:

consultation with key stakeholders

information regarding the factors motivating each target group to be physically active:

client needs and preferences

barriers to participation

overweight

cultural, social and financial influences

different delivery methods

at least four of the following health promotion strategies and delivery methods:

education and skill development

social marketing

health information

environmental approaches

public policy

workforce initiatives

community action

use of knowledge relating to health promotion strategies to improve own instructional practice in at least three different client sessions

records of health promotion activities:

questionnaires

pre-exercise screening forms

medical clearance and referral

physical activity recall

exercise programming cards

diaries

attendance records.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

appropriate content for health promotion activities, including promotion of the following lifestyle modifications:

moderation of alcohol consumption

cessation of smoking

increased incidental activity

stress reduction

provision of healthy eating guidelines

provision of healthy eating choices

major causes of disease and disability in Australian adults, including the chronic lifestyle diseases or disabilities:

hypertension

type 2 diabetes

obesity

cardiovascular disease

dyslipidaemia

musculoskeletal conditions

mental health problems

asthma

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

osteoporosis

sarcopenia

risk factors for disease:

family history

smoking

hypertension

hypercholesterolaemia

impaired fasting glucose

obesity

sedentary lifestyle

alcohol

dietary imbalances

age

co-morbidities

factors affecting health and well-being

social determinants of health

national health priority areas

factors affecting participation in physical activity:

personal

social

environmental

cultural

educational factors

burden of disease and burden attributable to risk factors

role of physical activity in the prevention and management of disease and disability:

major causes of disease and disability in Australian adults and the effects of physical activity in prevention, and management of disease and disability

mechanisms by which physical activity alters disease risk

answer questions by clients about health benefits of physical activity

current physical activity recommendations:

position statements and recommendations by recognised bodies

national physical activity guidelines

evidence based research

methods used to measure physical activity

industry endorsed client pre-exercise health screening processes

industry endorsed risk stratification procedures, exercise implications and referral requirements

health promotion practice and principles

behaviour change models relevant to motivating clients to change behaviour and adhere to exercise:

social cognitive model

self efficacy

trans-theoretical model

population sub-groups considered ‘at risk’:

a group identified through statistics to be less likely to be physically active or able to access or afford programs or facilities that encourage active participation

young adolescents

people with chronic disease or disability

indigenous Australians

people from non-English speaking backgrounds

older adults

women especially mothers with young children

middle age

adults with low education

adults with low socioeconomic status

the role of health and community stakeholders to be able to develop effective working relationships.

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