L3HEE

Level 3 Health

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Miss A. Aitken.

Level 3 Health

Students will be able to learn about contemporary ethical issues, medical and health issues, laws and social justice, New Zealand based topics of concern as well as international health issues/topics. These are some of the topics that students chose to learn about in L3 Health in 2024 were- cancers, ACL tears and other sporting injuries, respiratory issues, mental health issues, birthing pain, sleep paralysis, abortion, euthanasia, the legalisation of marijuana, drug use, poverty and diseases. 

This course is very flexible and enables students to select their own topics and learn about their own interests and passions. The flexibility of this course therefore makes Health a relevant subject for the majority of students! The students who take this course become critical thinkers who are able to think with a socio ecological perspective. 

Health Scholarship will be offered to those who are achieveing at Excellence.

This course is open to all students. You do not need to have taken Level 1 or Level 2 Health to be able to take this course.


                                                                                                            
                                                                                      

I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho 

A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions

Course Overview

Term 1
To begin with we will learn about the key concepts needed to be successful at Level 3 Health. Next up, is learning about medical practices. You are able to select a health issue of your choice and then methods to treat the health issue. Here we look at western scientific medicine, Māori medicine and complementary and alternative treatments.

Term 2
Ethical dilemmas!? What is right or wrong? What do people believe in? What the consequences of our laws? We will learn about contemporary ethical issues in New Zealand. You get to explore an ethical issue of your choice for this unit.

Term 3
As a class we will select a health issue that is plaguing our country. Poverty? Drugs? STI's? Obesity? Cancer? Allergies? Sugar?

What is going on in the world? What is impacting health around the world? What can we do to make change?

Term 4
Externals are nearing- preparing for getting good grades is our focus!

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 19
Internal Assessed Credits: 14
External Assessed Credits: 5
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91461 v2
NZQA Info

Health 3.1 - Analyse a New Zealand health issue


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91462 v2
NZQA Info

Health 3.2 - Analyse an international health issue


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r,5w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91463 v2
NZQA Info

Health 3.3 - Evaluate health practices currently used in New Zealand


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91464 v2
NZQA Info

Health 3.4 - Analyse a contemporary ethical issue in relation to well-being


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 19
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 19
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 19

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.