Multicultural Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing

This subject will provide you with a broad understanding of health and wellbeing among Indigenous, culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This understanding is important for people working with diverse populations in healthcare settings who need to develop culturally-appropriate interventions and programmes. Through guest and expert presentations, workshops and consideration of theoretical frameworks, you will cover topics such as risk factors to diseases, interactions with healthcare institutions and services, Australian settlement and immigration policies, and inequities of gender to good health and wellbeing. Your learning in this subject will be assessed through participation in group work, quizzes and producing individual written work.

Acknowledgement of Country

This material was originally developed by the staff of a university located on land of which the Wurundjeri People (Woiwurrung language) of the Kulin Nation or Alliance are the traditional custodians. For this reason, we pay our respects to their elders, past and present, and we rejoice in the rising generations.

Objectives (Intended Learning Outcomes)

Establish how an Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) person's background can influence their health status
Articulate the factors that may contribute to the health risks for non-communicable diseases among different populations
Select a framework or theoretical perspective to argue the need for culturally sensitive health promotion initiatives and services

Lecture topics and workshops 2014

The lectures for this subject will be presented by people who have significant experience working around these topics and issues. They will be highlighting current concerns, policies, and strategies to address challenges in their field of work. Their presentations will be video recorded and made available before the end of the week. The content of these presentations is intended to assist you in completing your assignments for this subject.

The lecture topics are:

Week 1/ 29th July 2014: Orientation and introduction: Dr Susan Chong and Sabrina Gupta
Week 2/ 5th August 2014:Multicultural Australia: Dr Susan Chong
Week 3/ 12th August 2014:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: (Q1) Jade Johnson
Week 4/ 19th August 2014: Refugee health: (Q2) Dr Karen Block
Week 5/ 26th August 2014: Ethnicity and chronic diseases: (Q3) Sabrina Gupta
Week 6/ 2nd September 2014: Health promotion for CALD groups: (Q4) Caoimhe Geraghty
Week 7/ 9th September 2014: En-gendering health and intersectionality: Maria Hach
Week 8/ 16th September 2014: Growing old in a foreign world: (Q5) Dr Rosalie Aroni
Week 9/ 23rd September 2014: Is technology and health healthy?:(Q6) Leigh Blackall

SEMESTER BREAK

Week 10/ 7th October 2014: Religion, spirituality and informal healthcare: Maria Avgoulas
Week 11/ 14th October 2014: Impact of language on health: Dr Rebecca Fanany
Week 12/ 21st October 2014: Multicultural population and the healthcare system: (Q7) Dr Regina Quiazon

Lecture topics and workshops 2015

Week 1/ 28th July 2015: Orientation and introduction: Dr Susan Chong and Sabrina Gupta
Week 2/ 4th August 2015:Multicultural Australia: Dr Susan Chong
Week 3/ 11th August 2015: Refugee health: (Q2) Dr Karen Block
Week 4/ 18th August 2015:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: (Q1) Jade Johnson
Week 5/ 25th August 2015: Ethnicity and chronic diseases: (Q3) Sabrina Gupta
Week 6/ 1st September 2015: Health promotion for CALD groups: (Q4) Caoimhe Geraghty
Week 7/ 8th September 2015: Growing old in a foreign world: Dr Rosalie Aroni
Week 8/ 15th September 2015: Impact of language on health: Dr Rebecca Fanany (Q5)
Week 9/ 22nd September 2015: Health and sexual diversity : Jo Grzelinska

SEMESTER BREAK

Week 10/ 6th October 2015: Palliative care: Mike Kennedy(Q6)
Week 11/ 13th October 2015: Multicultural population and the healthcare system Dr Deb Gleeson
Week 12/ 20th October 2015:Mental health: Dr Melissa Monfries: (Q7)

Lecture topics and workshops 2016

Week 1/ : Orientation and introduction: Dr Susan Chong and Sabrina Gupta
Week 2/ :Multicultural Australia: Dr Susan Chong
Week 3/ : Ethnicity and chronic diseases: (Q3) Sabrina Gupta
Week 4/ : Impact of language on health: Dr Rebecca Fanany (Q5)
Week 5/ : Refugee health: (Q2) Dr Karen Block
Week 6/ :[/Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health/]]: (Q1) Anni Hine Moana
Week 7/ : Health and sexual diversity : Adamm Ferrier
Week 8/ : Growing old in a foreign world: Dr Rosalie Aroni
Week 9/ : Palliative care: Mike Kennedy(Q6)

SEMESTER BREAK

Week 10/ :/Drug use and addiction in multicultural communities: Dr Peter Higgs
Week 11/ : Health promotion for CALD groups: (Q4) Caoimhe Geraghty
Week 12/ : Multicultural population and the healthcare system Dr Deb Gleeson

Assessments

There are three assessments for this subject. They are designed to assess your outcomes from the three learning objectives for the subject. We are holding weekly workshops to assist you in completing these assessments. Click to open each assessment item, and carefully review the instructions, criteria, resources and help.

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