Area: |
School of Public Health |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
4.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
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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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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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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 |
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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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