This course provides students with a basic understanding on the role and responsibilities of physiotherapists for the promotion of health & wellness, with the main focus on Physical Activity and Fitness related components for Health. The course will enable students to gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts of health &wellness as theoretical bases underlying behaviour change and how physical activity and fitness can contribute to achieving optimal health & wellness with necessary skills and knowledge to enable an adherence to active and fit lifestyles. These concepts will be applied to improving health & wellness at both an individual and societal level. The student will also learn to address the broader society and population context and issues that impact upon physiotherapy practice underpinned by an internationally accepted socio-ecological model of health and wellness.
- Teacher: Gina Narayan