Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to deliver a range of promotion and prevention strategies to the community.
This unit applies to workers in both health and community sectors. Workers at this level will be part of a professional team and under the guidance of a supervisor.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements define the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Review health promotion plan | 1.1 Clarify all aspects of the health promotion plan are still relevant 1.2 Locate relevant available promotion and prevention resources 1.3 Verify health promotion plans method of promotion delivery 1.4 Review budget necessary to develop, adapt and implement promotion and prevention strategies |
2. Prepare for promotion and prevention activities | 2.1 Engage with relevant stakeholders to obtain support for desired outcomes and promotion and prevention plan 2.2 Where necessary adapt existing promotion and prevention resources 2.3 Develop new promotion and prevention resources, according to the plan 2.4 Engage relevant stakeholders to review newly developed resources |
3. Conduct promotion and prevention activities | 3.1 Conduct prevention activities according to the promotion and prevention plan 3.2 Gather feedback on the immediate impact of the activity 3.3 Monitor the implementation of the plan and revise activities based on any feedback |
4. Evaluate Health promotion activities | 4.1 Undertake evaluation activities as set out in the plan 4.2 Collect client feedback and data on behaviour change for evaluation 4.3 Analyse data in preparation for reporting purposes |
5. Report and document information | 5.1 Document information about activities according to the organisation’s protocols 5.2 Adhere to privacy and confidentiality requirements when reporting feedback 5.3 Use appropriate terminology to document consumer response, outcomes and identified problems related to prevention strategies |
Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (such as language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance. |
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |