13230 (v.2) Foundations of Public Health 681

Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Introduction to public health, its origins and development. The measurement of public health. Major public health problems in developed and developing countries. Determinants of public health, ethical public health practice. Regulatory, technical, cognitive, structural and participative interventions of public health, public health strategies, planning, implementation and program evaluation.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Describe the origins and historical development of public health, the measures and determinants of public health and the interventions of public health. Identify the skills used in applyingpublic health measures and interventions. Improve their skills to communicate about public health problems and solutions. Possess an academically transdisciplinary approach to public health that draws on the subject matter of the biomedical, behavioural and social sciences, and the principles and methods of epidemiology and other research disciplines so as to create an integrated view of the entire field of study.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Baum F., (1998), The New Public Health - An Australian Perspective, Melbourne, Oxford University Press. Beaglehole R. and Bonita R., (1997), Public Health at the Crossroads, Cambridge. Detels R., Holland W.W., McEwan J. and Omenn G.S., (2002), Oxford Textbook of Public Health, Volumes 1,2, and 3, NY, Oxford University Press. Kerr C., Taylor R. and Heard G., (Eds.), (1998), Handbook of Public Health Methods, Sydney, McGraw-Hill. Lawson J.S., (1991), Public Health Australia - An Introduction, NY, McGraw-Hill.

Unit Texts:

Foundations of Public Health 681 Notes Foundations of Public Health 681 Reader

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Internal Students - Participation 10%, Presentation 30%, Final Examination 60%. External Students - Written Presentation 40%, Final Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y	Y	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Summer Period		Y