phe5wph wellbeing
WELLBEING AND PREVENTION IN HEALTH
PHE5WPH
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will develop an appreciation of historical and contemporary contexts for, and practice in, public health and health promotion. They will also gain insight into the system underpinnings for public health practice. There will be a focus on five themes: (i) health promotion and prevention in the context of complex systems shaping health (including the health care system); (ii) interventions on important public health issues including tobacco, nutrition, physical activity, alcohol, mental health, violence, and the evidence base supporting them (iii) new and emerging issues for public health and health promotion including health inequalities, disaster recovery, problem gambling and climate change; (iv) interventions relevant to at risk and vulnerable populations in Australia such as Indigenous Australians, marginalised populations & low income groups; (v) approaches to locating and assessing evidence, and applying evidence in context. Students will become familiar with the emergence, goals and status of the national prevention agenda in Australia and reflect on the status of this agenda in other countries.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSally Fawkes
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Australia: the healthiest country by 2020 - the roadmap for action | Preliminary | Australian Government 2009 | NATIONAL PREVENTIVE HEALTH TASKFORCE, CANBERRA |
Readings | Public Health Practice in Australia. The Organised Effort. (2nd Ed) | Recommended | Lin, V., Smith, J. and Fawkes, S., 2014 | ALLEN AND UNWIN, SYDNEY |
Readings | Advocacy and action in public health: lessons from Australia over the 20th century | Prescribed | Gruszin S, Hetzel D & Glover J. (2012) | COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA |
Readings | "Sick individuals and sick populations", International Journal of Epidemiology, 30 (3): 427-432. doi: 10.1093/ije/30.3.427 | Preliminary | Rosen, G (2001) | . |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Review, analyze and synthesize knowledge relevant to solving complex public health problems and building public health capacity for action
- Activities:
- Research, locate and analyse knowledge in a variety of aspects of public health
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Exercise critical thinking in developing new understanding of public health practice and systems
- Activities:
- Review scholarly materials to scope and analyse changes in public health action over time
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Understand and apply the principles of complex adaptive systems
- Activities:
- Represent a public health problem in terms of a complex adaptive system
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
04. Explain the history, diversity and health-related traditions and experiences of various cultures and social groups in Australia
- Activities:
- Investigate the health and wellbeing needs, perspectives and aspirations of various population groups
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Apply knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to new situations and health-related issues
- Activities:
- Collaborate with other students to research, analyse and develop an original response to a public health problem
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
06. Present outcomes clearly and coherently to a variety of audiences
- Activities:
- Design responses to assessment tasks so they use a variety of formats (report, essay, group presentation) for different audiences
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Subject options
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City, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSally Fawkes
Class requirements
Lecture
Five 1.0 days lecture per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block mode consisting of five full days per semester."
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
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one 1,500-word assignment | 33 | 01, 02, 06 | |
one 1,500-word essay | This assessment focuses on Indigenous Australians and health inequality | 33 | 01, 02, 04, 06 |
group presentation wtih individual contribution equivalent to 1,500-word report | The group presentation is an extension of the 1,500-word assignment | 34 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |