PERSPECTIVES OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING
PHE1PHW
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will study the history of health and illness from an international perspective. Through inquiries, literature analysis and group work, you will compare national and international health system responses to health issues. You will consider the social, environmental and biological basis for disease, and look at holistic public health models for minimising disease and illness, and promoting health and wellbeing across populations. The role of evidence in developing an understanding of health and illness, how evidence is generated, and how it translates into policy and forms the basis of health practices, underpins the subject. Your learning in this subject will be assessed through reports on literature, a group presentation and a written assignment.
School: School of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Lindsay Carey
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Health, Illness and Wellbeing: Perspectives and Social Determinants | Recommended | Liamputong, Fanany, & Verrinder (eds) | OUP (MELBOURNE) |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Understand how individual and population health is influenced by social, cultural, environmental and biological factors.
- Activities:
- Speaking/presentation, of a chosen 'health and wellbeing' topic to peers, summarising and critiquing biological, environmental, social and cultural factors relating to the chosen topic, plus present possible ideas, solutions or recommendations to address issues discovered.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
02. Use evidence to conduct systematic inquiries for understanding health and illness.
- Activities:
- Writing/summarising of literature and critique. Literature search, and critical reading of literature, which is required to complete writing of literature review.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
03. Critically analyse issues of health, health interventions and disease, and communicate findings and arguments through writing and speaking.
- Activities:
- In-class oral social media presentation to students/peers with regard to chosen health-related topic. Written essay.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
04. Apply theories of health, illness and public health strategies to develop interventions that improve population health.
- Activities:
- In-class oral social media presentation to students/peers with regard to chosen health-related topic. Written essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
05. Apply theories of health, illness and public health strategies to develop interventions that improve population health.
- Activities:
- Group work to discuss theories of health applicable to a chosen topic. Group work to consider solutions and possible range of interventions relating to a chosen topic towards developing an in-class oral social media presentation.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
06. Collaborate with others to collectively and critically assess health care issues to generate and present an argument and strategy for health care practice and policy.
- Activities:
- Group work to discuss current policy and practice applicable to a chosen health-related topic. Group work to consider arguments to form the basis of future health care practice and policy.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lindsay Carey
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1,000-word individual reading review. | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 | |
| One 1,500-word individual essay | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 | |
| One group social media presentation (1,000 words per student). | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |