11938 (v.3) International Health 581


Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0
 
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Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Examines some of the current important issues in international health. An overview of health problems and inequities between and within countries of the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean region. These are examined from an epidemiological perspective, including the environmental, demographic, political and economic determinants of disease - and from an ethnomedical perspective which examines the cultural meanings of health and illness, including definitions of illness, the sick role, status differences between patients and practitioners. The various responses of government, non-government and international organisations to health problems and challenges facing the world in the next decades.
 
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Field of Education:

61300 Public Health (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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