Prevention: Policies and strategies (6 points)
(MED)
Leader: Dr A Tonkin
Offered:
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On completion of this unit students will be able to: 1. demonstrate an understanding of the major opportunities for preventative health activities within the developed and under-developed communities; 2. describe the particular challenges for prevention activities within specific sections of the Australian community; 3. identify the advantages and disadvantages of the population approach and the individual approach to disease prevention; 4. describe the role of screening and screening tests in preventive medicine; 5. describe the role of behaviour modification in disease prevention; 6. describe the characteristics of various successful and unsuccessful health promotion strategies; 7. demonstrate an understanding of the role of preventive activities in certain key areas including dental health, psychiatric illness, and the prevention of congenital disease; 8. demonstrate an understanding of the essential elements of community wide health promotion activities and health policy developments.
Assessment: Written assignments + Examination
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