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12646 (v.3) Women's Health Issues 583
Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Policy development. Sex bias in science, critiques of investigative methodologies. Examination of national and international women's health issues and priorities. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Describe processes and objectives of policy development. Demonstrate understanding of policy processes influencing provision of health services to women. Understand patterns of sex bias in investigation and knowledge of women's experience of health. Critically analyse method and results of professional papers. Identify gaps in knowledge about women's experience of health. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Eckermann E., (1994), New Social Epidemiology - Women and Health Indicators, Deakin University. Mastroianni A.C., Faden R. and Federman D., (Eds), (1994), Women and Health Research - Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Reader Women in Clinical Studies,Volume 1. Morgan D.P., (1999), Contested Bodies, Contested Knowledges - Women, Health and the Politics of Midicalisation. In Sherwin et al (eds), The Politics of Women's Health - Exploring Agency and Autonomy, Philadelphia, Temple University Press, pp. 83-121. Palmer G.R. and Short S.D., (1994), Health and Public Policy - An Australian Analysis, Melbourne, MacMillan Education Australia Pty Ltd. Schiebinger L., (1993), Nature's Body - Sexual Politics and the Making of Modern Science, London, Harper Collins Publishers. |
Unit Texts: | Dan A.J., (Ed.), (1994)., Reframing Women's Health - Multidisciplinary Research and Practice, Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications Incorporated. Doyal L., (1995), What Makes Women Sick - Gender and the Policital Economy of Health, New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment (1) 25%. Assignment (2) 35%. Assignment (3) 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 69900 Other Health (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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