Health Promotion Officer

Course Background

The Health Promotion Officer program at Greenview College equips students with the skills to enter a growing profession in the health sector, focusing on disease prevention and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.

Course Breakdown (HPO)

The curriculum provides a comprehensive understanding of essential topics for aspiring Health Promotion Officers, including:

• Public and community health support
• Family and community services
• Basics of community health
• Promoting child health
• Household treatment processes
• Household registration and referral
• Vital signs
• CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation)
• Antenatal care support
• Child health care
• Counseling and screening (HIV)
• Adherence to treatment
• Palliative care
• First aid
• Basics of mental illness

Duties of Health Promotion Officers

Health Promotion Officers play a crucial role in the community. Their responsibilities include treating minor diseases, injuries, and wounds, and referring cases to a clinic when necessary. Additionally, they provide basic nursing and palliative care. A key part of their job involves taking vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. Furthermore, they monitor outbreaks of transmitted diseases, educate the public, and refer individuals for further treatment.

Course Duration

This program is completed within one year, with three intake periods each year: January, June, and September.

National Examination

Upon finishing the course, students are required to sit for national exams, which take place in March and October/November each year.

Certification

Those who successfully pass the National Examination will receive the Occupational Certificate: Health Promotion Officer, awarded by the Quality Council.