MPH2049 - Field methods for international health planning and evaluation

Leader: Dr T Stewart and Dr B Coglan

Offered

Alfred Hospital First semester 2007 (Day)
Alfred Hospital First semester 2007 (On-campus)
Alfred Hospital Second semester 2007 (On-campus)

Synopsis

Rapid appraisal of community health needs; public health surveillance; population surveys; survey sampling methods; measuring mortality; measurement of the burden of disease; cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit measurement; program monitoring; using health data for decision making; participatory evaluation of health programs; and applied health research.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. recognise and apply basic quantitative and qualitative tools.
2. perform and evaluate needs assessments, planning and evaluation, health information collection and operations research.

Assessment

Written assignments 100%

Contact hours

6 x 2 weekday contact hours

Prerequisites

Basic computer proficiency