Weekly Wrap

HLT101 Week 6: Belonging, History and Heart Health

This week, we explore how history, culture, and resilience shape Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing in Australia. Our hosts discuss the impacts of colonisation, the importance of culturally safe nursing care, and how strengths-based, holistic approaches can help close persistent health gaps—especially for women’s heart health.

HLT101 Week 5: Health Promotion in Action

This week, our hosts Ros, Neha, and Ethan explore the principles and practice of health promotion with a focus on the Deadly Kids, Deadly Futures framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child ear health. We unpack how nurses can use evidence-based approaches and social justice frameworks to create meaningful change—and reflect on the oddity of hearing it all from AI-generated voices!

HLT101 Week 4: Communication Counts

This episode breaks down the essentials of effective communication in healthcare, explores challenges and advantages of technology and telehealth, and gets you started on this week’s key assignments. Expect real-world stories, practical tips, and why the smallest signals can make all the difference—especially across cultures and communities.

HLT101: Week 3-Why Social Determinants Shape Health

This episode unpacks how social determinants like income, education, and housing drive health outcomes in Australia. Neha and Ethan explore major research findings, current challenges such as homelessness, and new nursing initiatives to reduce inequity.

HLT101 Week 2: Human Development and Health Priorities

This week, our hosts unpack lifespan development theories, explore what mattered most for health and life outcomes according to decades of research, and guide you through Week 2’s key activities, common tutorial questions, and the nitty gritty of the upcoming Week 3 quiz. Expect practical tips, real feedback from the tutes, and plenty of examples to link theory and assessment tasks to your nursing practice.

HLT101: Week One- Foundations of Health and Nursing

This episode explores the essentials of the Australian healthcare system, nursing roles and professional standards, and introduces core theories of human development. Neha Kapoor and Ethan Clarke guide listeners through key learning outcomes, practical examples, and the relevance of these foundational topics for aspiring nurses.