HLT20907 Certificate II in Population Health

The Certificate II in Population Health provides students with the competencies to provide basic support in Population Health work.

The certificate II provides a wide range of topics including:

• Working effectively in the population health sector
• Organisational policies, procedures and programs
• Participate in networks
• Working within specific communities
• Working effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Providing information and support on environmental health issues
• Preparing for disability work and alcohol and other drugs work
• Communication skills
• Recruiting and coordinating volunteers

HLT32207 Certificate III in Population Health

The Certificate III in Population Health provides workers with the competencies used within established routines, methods and procedures in the fulfillment of work likely to be allocated by a Population Health professionals.

The certificate III provides a wide range of topics including:

• Contributing to working with the community to identify health needs
• Population health project planning
• Evaluating a population health project
• Providing information and participating in the work environment
• Providing information on smoking and smoking cessation
• Providing interventions to clients who are nicotine dependent
• Working with people with a disability or mental health
• Supporting community participation
• Providing brief intervention
• Planning and conducting group activities

HLT42307 Certificate IV in Population Health

The Certificate IV in Population Health provides students with the knowledge and skills to apply competencies within routines, methods and prcocedures where discretion and judgement would be required under very broad guidance needed by a Population Health professional.

The certificate IV provides a wide range of topics including:

• Applying a population health framework
• Working with the community to identify health needs
• Evaluation of population health projects
• Building capacity to promote health
• Contributing and maintaining OHS processes
• Maintaining an effective work environment
• Working effectively in the alcohol and other drugs sector
• Working effectively in social housing
• Providing information and support to client who are nicotine dependent
• Working effectively with people with a disability or mental health
• Implementing community development frameworks and strategies
• Providing choaching and motivation
• Providing brief intervention
• Supporting community action and leadership