Global Health

Semester Elective Unit

Prerequisites

There are no prerequsites for this course.

Course Description

This unit is designed to offer a global perspective on health. Students will consider how youth health issues, such as vaping and mental health, impact young people within Australia. They will explore the dimensions of health and wellbeing and examine health status variations across different population groups within Australia and beyond. Additionally, students will investigate various global health issues, such as poverty and access to safe water, and learn about community projects aimed at improving health and wellbeing worldwide. This elective builds on the knowledge gained in Year 8 Health, where students research Australian health issues, and complements the Year 9 C-Change program, which focusses on global health issues. Furthermore, this elective prepares students for studying VCE Units 1-4 Health and Human Development.

Essential Questions

What are the dimensions of health and wellbeing and how do they interrelate?
What health status variations exist in Australia?
What health status variations exist between high- and low-income countries?
What factors influence these health status variations that exist?
What are some of the challenges faced when improving these factors?
What are ways in which individuals in high-income countries can take social action to address these global health issues?

Areas of Study

Australia’s Health status

Understanding health and wellbeing
Understanding health status variations which exist within Australia

Global Health Issues

The classifications of high- and low-income countries
Health status variations that exist between high- and low-income countries

Factors influencing health status variations

Investigation of the causes of global health issues

Social Action

Investigation of ways of taking social action

Assessment