The subject Health Management and Social Care (HMSC) is a new subject in senior secondary education in Hong Kong. It provides a context for students to understand the concepts of health and healthy practices, to take on responsibility for good citizenship in building a caring society, and to formulate a caring and support system which fits into our local needs and strengths, and assists in better managing the transitions our society is involved in. HMSC aims to develop the necessary knowledge and awareness of the following emerging health and social problems that are affecting not only our lives but also the society and the world.
The study of the HMSC curriculum is designed to enable students to:
- understand, analyse and act upon the physical, psychosocial, ecological and cultural dimensions of health and social care throughout people’s developmental stages, and in the context of their communities;
- understand, analyse and act upon health-related hazards, conditions and situation, at the local, national and global levels, and in the context of the family, the workplace and of personal life;
- develop an understanding of the various approaches to creating and maintaining a healthy community and appreciate the value of sustaining its development;
- develop the basic competencies necessary to research, analyse, evaluate and communicate issues pertaining to health and to social and community care, and participate in related support services provided by institutions and organisations;
- develop an understanding of the issues in health and social care at and across all levels and perspectives, and make proposals for possible solutions to these problems;
- develop an understanding of the roles of a responsible individual as a citizen, worker or professional, and as an empathetic person in the family, the community, the workplace, and society;
- acquire the health knowledge and skills that contribute to community health and are important for economic competitiveness.