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Prevent the outbreak of diseases. Protect and improve community health.<\/p><p>La Trobe&#39;s Graduate Certificate of Public Health gives you vital skills and up-to-date insights into public health. After you graduate, build on your expertise with further study and expand your career pathways to include health roles in government organisations and community health services.<\/p><p>Graduate with an internationally-recognised qualification enabling you to work anywhere in the world.<\/p><p>You&#39;ll learn:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Public health practice<\/strong><ul><li>Explore the theoretical principles and foundational skills for public health practice.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Approaches to public health problems<\/strong><ul><li>Critique and explain complex local and global public health problems using different knowledge models.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Public health initiatives<\/strong><ul><li>Discover how to conceive, create and evaluate achievable public health initiatives.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Social and cultural perspectives<\/strong><ul><li>Learn how to engage and communicate effectively with individuals, communities, agencies, the private sector and government decision makers.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p class=\"footnote\">The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Graduate Certificate.<\/p>", "entryReq": { "rse": { "isEligible": true, "ineligibleMsg": "", "admCriAtarStmt": "", "prerequisite": "", "admCriInAddToAtar": "", "selRankAdj": "", "otherAdmOpts": "" }, "higherEd": { "isEligible": true, "ineligibleMsg": "", "prerequisite": "", "admCri": "" }, "vet": { "isEligible": true, "ineligibleMsg": "", "prerequisite": "", "admCri": "" }, "wle": { "isEligible": true, "ineligibleMsg": "", "prerequisite": "", "admCri": "" }, "prerequisite": "<p>The minimum entry requirement is successful completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or its equivalent). 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