Subject description
This subject will include several core concepts to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the intersection between sustainability, climate change, and healthcare. These include: a deep understanding of climate change and its implications for global health, with a focus on the emergence of diseases and the impact of significant climate events … For more content click the Read More button below.
Enrolment rules
Pre-Requisite
Tutorial enrolment
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Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
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Critically analyse the implications of climate change on environmental health, emergence and spread of diseases, drawing upon advanced knowledge in sustainability, environmental sciences, and healthcare
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Formulate and support with rationales for evidence-based nursing strategies, prioritising sustainability when addressing health-related issues linked to climate change
3.
Critically appraise the health implications of climate change from a nursing perspective and proposed sustainable nursing actions
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Synthesis and apply an interdisciplinary and sustainable approach to complex problem-solving related to climate change and adverse health impacts
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Develop and implement advanced communication strategies that inform and persuade various stakeholders about health risks associated with climate change, preventive measures, and the importance of sustainable practices
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Exhibit leadership in designing, planning, and implementing innovative, sustainable nursing strategies to reduce adverse health outcomes related to climate change
Assessment details
Case Study - Interactive Oral Assessment
Minor Project
Work integrated learning
Applied WIL:This subject has "Applied WIL". Students in this subject will experience both coursework and a work-related opportunity that typically includes interaction and feedback with industry.
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