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PUH8020 Integrated Public Health Core B

Semester 2, 2023 Ipswich On-campus
Units : 2
School or Department : School of Health and Medical Sciences
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Course Coordinator:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: PUH8010

Overview

This course builds on the foundation knowledge and skills gained in previous courses. People are living longer and working longer, which requires public health practitioners to have the skills and knowledge to lead public health through to 2050 and to be able to place disciplinary foci in the broader context of public health challenges. Public health needs are changing, and this course aims to address the public health challenges of the past, as well as those of the 21st century. this course uses a life course and integrated discipline approach to achieve the various core competencies required of public health graduates. The course content and outcomes are informed by the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions of Australia (CAPHIA) guidelines. 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. Completion of this course will prepare students for the other courses delivered in the Masters of Public Health program.

This course builds on content delivered in previous courses integrating the five disciplines and foundational competencies required of public health graduates. A team-based approach is applied where experts in each discipline will deliver a component of the course. Core content will be taught in small modules and then integrated into case-based learning so that students can understand the inter-connectedness of disciplines.

At the completion of this course, students will meet the following CAPHIA.

This course contains four (4) workshops.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and interpret data relating to stratified and marginalised groups of people in a way that demonstrates cultural safety.
  2. Map and analyse the environmental determinants that contribute to disease in various populations and countries.
  3. Design a strategy for ecologically sustainable development, taking into account climate change and it impact on health and wellbeing.
  4. Plan and evaluate evidence-based health promotion initiatives.
  5. Identify and discuss international/national/state/ regional priority health problems relevant to various populations and communities.
  6. Explain how legal frameworks, organisational structures and service delivery systems influence disease prevention and control.
  7. Develop and conduct a stakeholder analysis and identify prospective partners with reference to the health needs of a specific population or community.
  8. Develop an advocacy strategy regarding a population health issue to influence public policy.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Biostatistics and epidemiology (intermediate) 20.00
2. Disease prevention and control 20.00
3. Climate change and health 15.00
4. Theories of health promotion 15.00
5. Global Health 15.00
6. Stakeholder analysis 15.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There is no specific textbook prescribed for this course.
Peer-review publications and government-based reports will inform course content and be provided by the teaching team.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) No 20 1,2,3,4
Assignments Written Essay No 40 1,2,3,4
Assignments Written Report No 40 5,6,7,8
Date printed 9 February 2024