Course

Graduated with Bachelor of Health Science in 2006.

Current position

In 2008, Health Promotion Officer at Eat Well Tasmania.

Story

Since graduating from Bachelor of Health Science in 2006 I have worked as the Health Promotion Officer at Eat Well Tasmania. The health promotion units I studied as part of Health Science have proven to be extremely useful and the number of health promotion career opportunities is increasing in Tassie so it is a great career option if you do not necessarily want to go on to further study after Health Science.

At the moment I am still working for Eat Well Tas three days a week on a Burnie-based project, Eat Right Grow Bright. The project focuses on nutrition, physical activity, breastfeeding and oral health for families with children under the age of five in the Burnie area. This job is really varied and involves everything from cooking activities with children to completing funding submissions.

I am also employed by the University Department of Rural Health two days a week as part of the Researcher Development Program. I am doing a small research project over 12 months and being trained in all areas of research. The aim of the program is to encourage health professionals to consider further study (PhD) and to encourage the use of research within our current workplaces. I am doing a document analysis of print media (newspapers and magazines) looking at whether ‘old age’ is portrayed as ‘a time for action’ or ‘a winding down of life and limb’.

I did some volunteer work with the Heart Foundation while I studied, which gave me some practical knowledge when I was applying for jobs and was actually a lot of fun. Health Science was a great starting block for both of my current jobs, but I have definitely learnt a lot since I graduated!