Postgraduate - UnitMPH5250 - Health of women and children in developing countries

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Offered	Alfred Hospital Term 2 2014 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Dr E Kennedy

Synopsis

This unit provides an overview of women's and children's health in resource poor settings using a life cycle approach. It explores the current health status of women and children; analyses the determinants of women's and children's health in poor communities; provides an introduction to program planning, implementation, management and the evaluation of effective strategies; and includes specific sessions on reproductive health; maternal, newborn and child health; adolescent health; children's rights; gender; disability; and healthy ageing.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should:

Understand the place of women's and children's health on the international health agenda, and the primary influences on policy development in this area;
Have increased knowledge and understanding of the determinants of women's and children's health in low income settings;
Understand the evidence base for effective interventions to improve women's and children's health and to increase access to, and the quality of, women's and children's health services.

Assessment

Essay (2,500-3,000 words) (40%)
Group presentation (20%)
Short answer examination (90 minutes) (40%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Elissa Kennedy

Workload requirements

6 day intensive block (weekdays only)

Prerequisites

Basic computer proficiency

Prohibitions

MPH5250 and the University of Melbourne International Child Health unit (POPH90086)

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad