School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Public Health: Philosophy, Principles and Practice
  • Unit Code

    HST5161
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Julie Susan DARE

Description

This unit introduces students to the history, philosophy and underlying principles of public health. By examining critically the development of public health within a social and historical context, public health priorities and practices change with changing technology and social values. Attention is directed also to the current practice of public health within Australia and comparable countries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the wide range of factors that need to be considered in thinking about the possible "causes" of specific health outcomes.
  2. Demonstrate the nature and importance to human health of communicable diseases,environmental health, food and nutrition and non-communicable diseases.
  3. Describe in detail the nature of public health information, including public health surveillance and other epidemiological methods.
  4. Discuss in detail selected recent developments in public health nationally and internationally.
  5. Discuss in detail the nature and scope of public health, including attention to current challenges.
  6. Explain the general organisation of public health services, with specific attention to the Australian situation.

Unit Content

  1. The nature, history and scope of public health.
  2. Determinants of health.
  3. Public health information.
  4. Elements of public health.
  5. Organisation of public health services.
  6. Aspects of public health in Australia.
  7. Ethical issues in public health.
  8. New challenges for public health.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, readings and e-learning activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExercisePublic health approaches10%
Literature ReviewEmerging Australian public health issue50%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExercisePublic health approches10%
Literature ReviewEmerging Australian public health issue 50%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Liamputtong, P. (2016). Public Health : Local and Global Perspectives. Cambridge ;: Cambridge University Press.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Public Health: Philosophy, Principles and Practice
  • Unit Code

    HST5161
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Julie Susan DARE

Description

This unit introduces students to the history, philosophy and underlying principles of public health. By examining critically the development of public health within a social and historical context, public health priorities and practices change with changing technology and social values. Attention is directed also to the current practice of public health within Australia and comparable countries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the wide range of factors that need to be considered in thinking about the possible "causes" of specific health outcomes.
  2. Demonstrate the nature and importance to human health of communicable diseases,environmental health, food and nutrition and non-communicable diseases.
  3. Describe in detail the nature of public health information, including public health surveillance and other epidemiological methods.
  4. Discuss in detail selected recent developments in public health nationally and internationally.
  5. Discuss in detail the nature and scope of public health, including attention to current challenges.
  6. Explain the general organisation of public health services, with specific attention to the Australian situation.

Unit Content

  1. The nature, history and scope of public health.
  2. Determinants of health.
  3. Public health information.
  4. Elements of public health.
  5. Organisation of public health services.
  6. Aspects of public health in Australia.
  7. Ethical issues in public health.
  8. New challenges for public health.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, readings and e-learning activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExercisePublic health approaches10%
Literature ReviewEmerging Australian public health issue50%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExercisePublic health approches10%
Literature ReviewEmerging Australian public health issue 50%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Baum, F. (2016). The new public health. (4th ed.). Melbourn, Australia: Oxford University Press.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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