PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE
PHE5PAP
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject provides an introduction to the ways we can intervene to improve health, the ethics of intervention and the challenges to be faced when trying to implement and evaluate intervention effectiveness. The subject covers the array of public health strategies: from individual health education, through to school, workplace and community based interventions, regulation, and policy (local, national, international). By linking to cases introduced in other core subjects, the student's understanding of the characteristics and merits of alternative policy and practice intervention strategies is matched to what he or she is learning about the nature of public health issues in PHE5WPH, the cultural and social determinants of health and health related behaviours in PHE5SCP, and the generation and use of evidence to assess public health problems and evaluate their solutions in PHE5HDD.
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
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Oxford Handbook of Public Health | Prescribed | Guest C, Ricciardi W, Kawachi I, Laing I. (eds) 2013 | OUP |
| Readings | Public Health Practice in Australia. The Organised Effort | Recommended | Lin V, Smith J and Fawkes S (Eds) 2014 | Allen and Unwin |
| Readings | Public Health Policy and Politics | Recommended | Baggot R. 2012 | Macmillan |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Describe effective intervention strategies to improve public health articulating the role of disease prevention, health protection, health promotion, emergency responsiveness and health policy in promoting health and reducing inequalities.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
02. Critically appraise potential evidence based intervention strategies to address a health problem with a specific population or community.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
03. Analyse alternative interventions strategies with regard to a public health code of ethics.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
04. Select and apply criteria to prioritise health problems and their possible solutions.
- Activities:
- Engagement with staff, reflection on case study materials, reading, interaction with peers
Subject options
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City Campus, 2020, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSally Fawkes
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online Class
Week:
10
-
22
One 1.0 hours unscheduled online class per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via blended.
Tutorial
Week:
10
-
22
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four multiple choice exercises (1,500-words equivalent) | Covers understanding of basic concepts, terminology and methods. The format allows for rapid feedback as subject unfolds | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| Group exercise (1,000-words equivalent, per student) | Exercise involves application of critical appraisal skills | 30 | 02 |
| Written report (3,000-words) | Essay in the form of a briefing to a health minister will outline the case for intervening to improve population health, articulating the strategy and justifying it on the basis of the priority assigned to the problem taking into account any ethical implications of the preferred intervention strategy | 50 | 03, 04 |
Online, 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSally Fawkes
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online Class
Week:
10
-
22
Twelve 1.0 hours unscheduled online class per study period
on any day including weekend
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via online.
Tutorial
Week:
10
-
22
Twelve 2.0 hours tutorial per study period
on any day including weekend
during the day
from week 10 to week 22
and delivered via online.
"Scheduled online tutorial"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four multiple choice exercises (1,500-words equivalent) | Covers understanding of basic concepts, terminology and methods. The format allows for rapid feedback as subject unfolds | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| Group exercise (1,000-words equivalent, per student) | Exercise involves application of critical appraisal skills | 30 | 02 |
| Written report (3,000-words) | Essay in the form of a briefing to a health minister will outline the case for intervening to improve population health, articulating the strategy and justifying it on the basis of the priority assigned to the problem taking into account any ethical implications of the preferred intervention strategy | 50 | 03, 04 |