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Public health as a discipline is ideally placed to play a central role in addressing some of the key issues we face as a society. It is the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society. This course allows students to apply the theory presented in other courses using a case-based learning approach, with cases presented by practitioners working in public health. By the end of this course students should be able to understand the inter-disciplinary nature of public health and apply the core public health competencies to real world, complex health issues. The course content and outcomes are informed by the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions of Australia (CAPHIA). Please note, that while CAPHIA does not provide accreditation for courses, they represent universities that offer public health programs and aims to promote high academic standards in public health education and practice.

Public health practitioners work in multi-disciplinary teams fostering inter-disciplinary collaboration and competence, while enhancing individual professional skills and knowledge. A multi-disciplinary and case-based approach will be utilised so that students can apply theoretical content to real world examples of public health problems and related outcomes and programs. At the completion of this course students should have the knowledge and skills to engage professionally across population health with generic knowledge and skills of systematic research, ethical practice, teamwork, stakeholder analysis, health communication and cultural safety.

This course contains three (3) mandatory online workshops.

On completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Discuss the features of different types of surveillance systems and screening programs designed to address specific population health problems.
2. Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and health services to analyse key comparative indicators regarding the social determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
3. Formulate and implement a response to a public health emergency.
4. Appraise and critique the impact of social, cultural, political and regulatory factors that influence responses to environmental health issues.
5. Identify and discuss the roles of key professionals, community leaders, and other relevant stakeholders to collaborate on a public health intervention (including environmental interventions).
6. Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and health services to evaluate, discuss and communicate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health policy and programs and apply principles of economic evaluation to program development and implementation.
7. Develop a health promotion plan, specifying target groups and including specific goals, objectives, strategies, broad budgetary implications and related evaluation criteria based on best available evidence.
8. Analyse the management of a population health program in terms of strategic focus, organisational authority, leadership capacity, strategic partnerships, resource allocation, workforce capacity and mechanisms of accountability.