Course overview
In this course, students will develop students' understanding of areas of public health practice and the role of research and evidence relevant to improving public health within a global and national context. This includes: introduction to public health areas of practice and career pathways; professionalism; ethical integrity; academic writing; population health, public health and epidemiology; social determinants of health; sources of population health data; risk factors; measures of disease occurrence and risk; association between determinants of health and health outcomes; screening; health research designs; public health strategies.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain key concepts underpinning public health practice and research.
- Describe the public health areas of practice using examples.
- Apply foundation knowledge of health-related data sources and epidemiological methods to describe the occurrence of health outcomes.
- Explain how research evidence informs public health practice.
- Describe how the public health cycle leads to improved population health.