PHE2PHP
PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
PHE2PHP
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Having completed their studies in PHE2PHP, students will be able to describe and evaluate the principles of public health, health promotion and primary health care as they relate to various social, political and economic contexts. Students will acquire a deeper understanding of behavioural, environmental, sociocultural, political and organisational factors that promote or compromise health. Students will identify and evaluate the range of evidence that informs public health practice, evidence on which public health policies and programs are based. The subject will assist students to examine the strategies used in public health in the context of public health planning frameworks. The various aspects of public health will be reviewed such as surveillance and monitoring, community-based approaches, protection and prevention and the promotion of health.
SchoolLa Trobe Rural Health School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorKaren Anderson
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites If the student is enrolled in HBPHPB Bachelor of Public Health Promotion or HZPPNB Bachelor of Paramedic Practice/Bachelor of Public Health Promotion or HBOHSB Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences HBHS B Health Sci or HBHSB B Health Sci or HZHSID Health Sci/Intl Dev or LBBSB Sports development and management or HZHSB Health Sci/Bus or AZAHS Arts/Health Sci then must have passed PHE1SDH or be enrolled in EVEDB Bachelor of Education or HZHSDD B Dent/Mstr Dent. All other students require coordinator's approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects HLT2PHP
Equivalent subjects HLT2PHP
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Promoting health: a primary health care approach | Recommended | Talbot, L and Verrinder, G 2013 | 5TH EDN, CHURCHILL LIVINGSTON, MELBOURNE. |
| Readings | Public health practice in Australia: the organised effort | Recommended | Lin, V, Smith, J and Fawkes, S 2014 | 2ND EDN, ALLEN & UNWIN, CROWS NEST, NSW. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Critically analyse the various concepts, values and strategies relating to public health practice
- Activities:
- Individual analysis task, oral presentation, 2000 word or equiv assessment
02. Outline the often conflicting roles and interests held by the various stakeholders engaged in or affected by public health activities
- Activities:
- Individual analysis task, oral presentation, 2000 word or equiv assessment
03. Critically articulate the applicability of various strategies engaged in by public health practitioners at various levels.
- Activities:
- Individual analysis task, oral presentation, 2000 word or equiv assessment
04. Examine the limits of public health practice as a discipline with regards to work with vulnerable communities within societies.
- Activities:
- Individual analysis task, oral presentation, 2000 word or equiv assessment
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2017, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size175
Enrolment information Quota due to limited resources. Enrolments accepted until quota is reached.
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKaren Anderson
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 1-hour lecture per week."
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 2-hour tutorial per week."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one individual 1,500-word literature analysis task | 30 | 01, 03, 04 | |
| one individual 2,000-word or equivalent assessment | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| oral presentation (equiv to 500 words) | 30 | 02, 03, 04 |
Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSusan Chong
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one individual 1,500-word literature analysis task | 30 | 01, 03, 04 | |
| one individual 2,000-word or equivalent assessment | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| oral presentation (equiv to 500 words) | 30 | 02, 03, 04 |