HLWB 306Health Promotion Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

Health promotion can lead to successful health and health-related outcomes; however success is often dependent on appropriate strategies or promotion activities being employed in an appropriate manner for the diverse contexts in which they occur. This course extends and builds on the 200-level health promotion course, facilitating improved knowledge of health promotion initiatives across a variety of contexts, and developing the ability to critically evaluate health promotion initiatives. Students will explore, apply and evaluate culturally appropriate approaches to health promotion in different contexts and settings in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Dates
23 Feb 2026 to 21 Jun 2026
Starts
Trimester 1
Fees
NZ$1,066.05 for domestic students
International fees
NZ$4,671.00
Lecture start times
  • Thursday 1.10pm
Campus
Kelburn
Estimated workload
Approximately 150 hours or 8.8 hours per week for 17 weeks.
Points
15

Entry restrictions

Prerequisites
HLWB 201, HLWB 202, HLWB 206, or by permission of the course coordinator
Corequisites
None
Restrictions
None

Taught by

Te Puna Hauora - School of Health—Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences

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About this course

You will be introduced to frameworks and strategies to support decision-making in the process of developing health promotion interventions and campaigns to improve health and empower people.  These are concepts used by people working in health promotion, service development and delivery, management, policy and planning, advocacy and public health areas.
You are not expected to be familiar with these ideas before the course, that is our job! You will need to come to the lectorials, as your learning will take place in discussion and debate with peers, lecturers and guests.  You will have opportunities to focus on issues or topics that you are interested in.

Course learning objectives

Students who pass this course will be able to:

  1. Explain and reflect upon the effectiveness of health promotion across different contexts

  2. Critically evaluate health promotion initiatives and approaches.

  3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cultural safety within health promotion practice under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

  4. Collaboratively design a health promotion programme on the basis of best evidence, best practice and effectiveness.

How this course is taught

This course is taught via a 3-hour, in-person lectorial. The lecture component of the lectorial will be recorded and uploaded to Nuku.

Assessment

  • Needs Assessment Mark: 25%
  • Group Project - Presentation & Participation Mark: 20%
  • Programme Analysis in 2 parts. Mark: 55%

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HLWB 306

23 Feb–21 Jun 2026

Trimester 1 · CRN 31022

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