PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE
PHE5PAP
2021
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.
SchoolPsychology and Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSally Fawkes
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Readings
Public Health Practice in Australia. The Organised Effort
Resource TypeRecommended
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorLin V, Smith J and Fawkes S
Year2014
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherAllen and Unwin
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Oxford Handbook of Public Health
Resource TypePrescribed
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorGuest C, Ricciardi W, Kawachi I, Laing I.
Year2013
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherOUP
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Public Health Policy and Politics
Resource TypeRecommended
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorBaggot R.
Year2012
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PublisherMacmillan
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
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Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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City Campus, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSally Fawkes
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 h tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 h unscheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | 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 | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
| Group exercise (1,000-words equivalent, per student) Exercise involves application of critical appraisal skills | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2 |
| 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 | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO3, SILO4 |
On-Line, 2021, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSally Fawkes
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 2.00 h 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
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 1.00 h unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | 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 | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
| Group exercise (1,000-words equivalent, per student) Exercise involves application of critical appraisal skills | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2 |
| 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 | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO3, SILO4 |