303066 (v.2) Foundations of Public Health 781

Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Transdisciplinary grounding in public health theory and practice. Origins and development of public health and the major public health problems of developed and developing countries. An examination of the agents, host factors and environmental conditionsthat are determinants of public health. Criteria for ethical public health practice (regulatory, technical, cognitive, structural and participative interventions of public health). Public health 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 new public health concepts to develop, implement and evaluate collective interventions to advance the health of the community and/or improve the performance of the health system. Identify the different issues and approaches that public health might need to take in dealing withproblems in developing and developed countries. Demonstrate an understanding of the transdisciplinary approach to public health and its applications to the 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:

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:

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.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Written Paper 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