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MPH5207
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
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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 First semester 2015 (Day) Alfred Hospital First semester 2015 (Off-campus) |
| Coordinator(s) | Dr Robert Hall |
Synopsis
Epidemiology and control of chronic diseases. Overview of important chronic diseases in Australia in 2011, and strategies for their prevention and control. Measurement of disease and burden of disease; concept of risk factors and risk factors for important chronic diseases; the effect of social and economic factors on the epidemiology of chronic diseases; impact of chronic diseases on society and the economy; smoking, nutrition and physical activity as risk factors for important chronic diseases; cardiovascular diseases and their prevention; oral diseases and their prevention; injuries and their prevention; respiratory diseases and their prevention; cancers and their prevention; screening as a public health tool; health promotion as a public health tool; use of evidence in public health programmes to prevent chronic diseases.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- describe the epidemiology and burden of chronic diseases in Australia
- understand the causal pathways leading to important chronic diseases
- describe strategies for the public health control of chronic diseases
- understand the role of public health evidence in the control of chronic diseases.
Assessment
Online class tasks (50%)
Written assignments (50%)
Workload requirements
15 contact hours over 2 days.
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