307182 (v.1) Health and Society 180


Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.5
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2.5 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly
 

Syllabus:

Population health. Definitions of health, disease and disability from a global and Australian perspective. Natural history of disease, global burden of disease, social determinants of health and illness. Risk factors and causation. Health inequalities within and between countries, Indigenous health, high risk groups, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, ethics and health.
 
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Field of Education:

61300 Public Health (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Categorised

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area