| Area: |
School of Public Health |
| Credits: |
25.0 |
| Contact Hours: |
3.0 |
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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 3 Hours Weekly |
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| Syllabus: |
Provides the basis for understanding the health problems of children in lower income countries and models for the provision of primary health care systems to address these problems. Case studies will be used to illustrate differing approaches to the provision of maternal and child health services. Explores the determinants of child health in lower income countries, the history of maternal, child and adolescent health, health status of mothers, and child development. The management of specific conditions of childhood and adolescence using the World Health Organisation guidelines on essential drugs and ethical issues in primary health care will be discussed. |
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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) |
| Funding Cluster: | 06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. |
