Population Health

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop students' understanding of the principles of population health and epidemiology within a global and national context.

Course content

What is epidemiology; what is population health; population health; principles and application; what are desired and attainable health outcomes; define aetiology and apply it to disease control; key sources of health data, risk factors; measures of disease occurrence; association between lifestyle risk factors and health outcomes (nutrition, obesity, injury prevention and control, sexual health); screening, randomised control trials; observational studies; choosing an appropriate research design; cohort studies, case control studies, cross sectional studies; calculation or risk.

Textbook(s)

Buettner P, Muller R 2011, Epidemiology, 1st edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	1 hour x 8 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 9 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online)	- x 9 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Workshop	8 hours x 1 day
Online	2 hours x 9 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Workshop	8 hours x 1 day
Online	2 hours x 9 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay, Poster, Written examination

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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* 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.