PUBH6301
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This Unit will provide students with a more detailed understanding of contemporary population health risks and challenges posed by chronic or non-communicable disease of public health significance in Australia, the Region and Globally.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Online
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Define the concept of chronic or non-communicable diseases
2. Discuss the epidemiologic, nutritional and disease transitions impacting the burden of chronic diseases
3. Identify and describe the impact and contribution of different risk factors in the chronic disease epidemic
4. Discuss some main types of chronic diseases and injuries in terms of their: i) Aetiologyii) Burden of diseaseiii) Risk factorsiv) Prevention and control measures
5. Appraise different levels of prevention strategies (primary, secondary, tertiary) for chronic diseases
6. Describe, critically assess and review different upstream, midstream and downstream (evidence-based) interventions/responses to specific chronic diseases
7. Prepare some evidence-based recommendations for effective control of some specific risk factors and chronic diseases
Content
Introduction to Chronic Diseases and injury followed by tutorials on:
- Tobacco and Tobacco use in Chronic Disease,
- Nutrition and Chronic Disease,
- Physical Activity in Chronic Diseases,
- Drugs, Alcohol and Substance Use Control,
- Cancer Control,
- Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Control,
- Diabetes Control,
- Injury Control,
- Mental Health,
- Co-morbidity and Iatrogenic Disease.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Written Assignment 1
Online Learning Activity: Participation in online discussions
Written Assignment: Written Assignment 2
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Contact hours are an indication only
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Lecture/tutorial 2 hours per week for one semester for on-campus students; online delivery with provision of course notes supplemented by electronic discussions for distance learning students.
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-2
- Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 8 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Contact hours are an indication only
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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