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Health Hackathon
The Health Hackathon is an award-winning, capacity building two-day program where HS students work together to collaboratively devise a solution (their campaign) to address their identified health problem. Students are also exposed to different health careers with the opportunity to network with industry leaders.
How does it work?
Day one:
- Students develop a health promotion campaign for NSW Health as their client, with the autonomy to select any health issue that matters to them
- Students receive insights from industry leaders. Through immersive group work, students engage in activities and have industry guiding the campaign development cycle.
- Students also can test their ideas and seek support from industry leaders with diverse expertise.
Day two:
- Students pitch their campaigns to an audience and judging panel of health and education professionals and young people. Students are evaluated on how well they define the target audience and their needs, describe the campaign and its importance, and demonstrate presentation skills.
Empower your students
Through participation in the Health Hackathon, students can develop a range of technical skills
in marketing and communications, gamification, health promotion and public speaking.
Students also engage in group work to enhance soft skills essential for future employment
prospects, including teamwork, communication and problem-solving.
Student Health Promotion Campaign presentations
2024
2023
Winner at Western Sydney Local Health District’s 2024
Quality Award for Health Innovation
Read about our win here in this article from The Pulse:
Health Hackathon Articles & Reports
Praise for the Health Hackathon
“I also enjoyed the presentations. It was the best because it was relatable. Everyone had their
own style of presenting. It was nice watching and learning what I could also use in my own
presentation”.
“I really enjoyed this day and talking to all the professionals in their field however I would
have liked to learn more about the different health careers and what they do.”
“We have learned the different steps of how we campaign. We’ve learned about addictions
and how much it is relevant in teenagers...We also learned about different fields of study.”
“What surprised me most was how many different fields there are in actual health care. At first
people just believe that you can only be doctors and nurses but there are a lot of different
aspects that come into the workforce”
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