HMF701 - Agricultural Health and Medicine
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Residential* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Jacquie Cotton |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | This unit will run in residential mode from Monday 4 March to Friday 8 March 2024. *Location: Hamilton, Victoria - venue to be advised. There are rail and bus services to Hamilton; it is 3.5 hours drive from Melbourne, 2.5 hours from Geelong and 1 hour from Warrnambool. Accommodation can be organised with the National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH) staff. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:Scholarships are available for this unit, please refer to the Farmer Health website | |
Content
This unit addresses the health and safety concerns commonly encountered by the agricultural workforce in rural and remote Australia. The poor physical and behavioural health of rural Australians is well established. This unit aims to improve understanding of the common causes of disease, mental illness and work-related injury that adversely affect the health and well-being of the human resource in agricultural industries, including obesity and diabetes, cancers, zoonotic infections, physical trauma, behavioural health, addiction and agricultural safety. Increasing knowledge of these factors will improve the effectiveness of current strategies aimed at improving the health outcomes of farming communities and the agricultural workforce.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Describe and identify the clinical factors contributing to poor physical and behavioural health outcomes in the agricultural workforce, nationally and internationally. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Appraise the social, economic, and health service constraints experienced in farming communities. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Identify and explain the occupational health and safety risks associated with farming and rural communities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Apply knowledge of rural health, safety and wellbeing and develop a response to a community issue. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Critically evaluate the agricultural health and medicine literature. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO6 | Use online communication technologies to investigate and address agricultural and rural health problems through effective teamwork. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Multiple-choice test | 25 questions | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Group development of materials and online participation | Fact sheet or video, online participation | 25% |
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| Assessment 3: Online multiple-choice test | 25 questions | 20% |
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| Assessment 4: Written review exercise | 1200 - 1500 words | 35% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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