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 indigenous Australians.

Course content

The content will include: consideration of the World Health Organization and its charter of the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health; the Ottawa Charter and consideration of the promotion of health; social determinants of health and attention to the proximal and distal factors affecting health; study of morbidity and mortality globally and the concept of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs); the meaning of health to different geopolitical, racial, ethnic, social and cultural groups and throughout history; analysis of indigenous health conditions, and targeted priorities to improve indigenous health; and study of the health of indigenous Australians in relation to their history.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Examination, Online IPL module, Poster presentation, Written Assessment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.