MPH2049 - Field methods for international health planning and evaluation

Leader: Dr T Stewart and Dr B Coglan

Offered

Alfred Hospital First semester 2008 (On-campus block of classes)
Alfred Hospital Second semester 2008 (On-campus block of classes)
Alfred Hospital Second semester 2008 (Day)

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.
This unit aims to develop students' competence in the basic quantitative and qualitative tools used to manage community-based primary health care programs, including needs assessments, planning and evaluation, health information collection, and operations research in a developing country setting.

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
2 x 7 weekend contact hours for semester one and 5 day intensive block for semester two.

Prerequisites

Basic computer proficiency
MPH1040 & MPH1041 or MPH1030 & MPH1031