HSC1200 · Public health and prevention

Overview

You will be provided with an introduction to the principles and practices of contemporary public health. You will use case study examples to illustrate public health successes, including the key elements contributing to these successful approaches. Key concepts introduced include population health, social determinants of health, health inequalities, health and human rights, and the core roles and functions of public health systems, policies and programs. You will explore inequalities within and across national boundaries, as well as the contributing factors to these inequalities. You will uncover public health priorities through consideration of population health trends and vulnerable populations.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Describe the principles underpinning public health practice.
2. Identify a range of public health interventions and compare their strengths and limitations.
3. Discuss how behavioural, social and cultural, environmental and political determinants contribute to health outcomes.
4. Explain the causes and consequences of health inequalities.
5. Explain the key factors that influence the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Workload

2 hour tutorial, 3 hours of directed online student learning activities, plus 7 hours of self-directed study per week.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.