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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. |
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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 |
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: | 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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Written Paper 40%, Final Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 61300 Public 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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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | 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 |
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