Sarah gets taste for health promotion by persuading people to use parks
Published on 16 August, 2011
CQUniversity student Sarah Glendon is keen to change tack and swap her nursing career for a role in health promotion, following a key role in Townsville's Actively Connect To Your Parks promotion...
Sarah got involved with 'Actively Connect' and produced a promotional brochure through her 'industry placement' project work for the Bachelor of Health Promotion. She's now keen to move into health promotion on a more permanent basis.
Health Promotion student Sarah Glendon
She has had a varied career in nursing, including the past four years with Queensland Health in the Older Persons Community Services (OPCS).
"I have just recently been seconded to the position of Assistant Project Officer for the Townsville region for the Queensland Child Oral Health Survey, which is for about six months," Sarah said.
"QCOHS is being conducted by Queensland Health in conjunction with the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) and its aim is to document the oral health status of children in Queensland.
"My main role is to enlist schools to be involved in the survey, undertake sampling for student selection, and undertake all administration tasks involved in distributing the survey and collecting the survey data.
"My studies in health promotion and the project I undertook during my industry placement helped me to secure this position which will give me extensive experience that I can utilise in my future career in health promotion."
Sarah is due to complete her degree in October.
