Health and Society

Course aim

To promote an understanding of the social, cultural and environmental determinants of health, with a specific focus on the health of Aboriginal Australians and disadvantaged populations

Course content

Core concepts of health; common measures of health (morbidity, birth/death rates, burden of disease etc.); risk factors, social, cultural and environmental determinants affecting health across state, national, international populations with special reference to marginalised or disadvantaged groups such as Aboriginal Australians; current and new challenges to health and health care systems; health promotion: principles and interventions.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Online	- x 11 modules
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External	- x 11 modules

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Examination, Report, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.