307195 (v.1) Practice of Public Health 180
| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to public health theory. Recent trends in public health practice. Environmental and nutritional factors that impact on health. Major causes of morbidity and mortality in Australia. National Health Priority Areas. Indigenous health issues. Application of primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention in public health. Evidence based practice in public health. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Explained the characteristics of the 'new' public health model. Described how the characteristics of the 'new' public health affect practice. Described the relevance of Australian patterns of morbidity and mortality to the National Health Priorities. Provided examples of public health strategies to address Australia's National Health Priorities in improving the community's health and explained their rationale. |
| 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: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (1998), Australia's Health. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2001), Cancer in Australia 1998, Incidence and Mortality Data for 1998, Catalogue - CAN 12. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra. Cancer Council Australia (2001), National Cancer Prevention Policy 2001-03, Cancer Council Australia, Sydney. Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (1998), National Health Priority Areas Report on Cancer Control 1997, AIHW Catalogue - PHE 4, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra. Holman D., (2000), Prospects for Cancer Control in the 21st Century - Old Dreams and New Hopes, Cancer Foundation of Western Australia, Perth. Curtin University of Technology,(2001), Guide to Assignment Presentation for the Division of Health Sciences, Bentley, Curtin University of Technology. Mathers C., Vos T. and Stevenson C., (1999), The Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (www.aihw.gov.au), Canberra. National Heart Foundation of Australia (1999), Heart and Stroke Facts 1999 Report, National Heart Foundation of Australia, Canberra. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Major paper 30%. Portfolio 25%. Final Examination 45%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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