Course overview
The aim of this course is to provide principles of public health practice within diverse healthcare or community settings and identify strategies for taking action on the prevention, protection and promotion of health among priority populations. Determinants of health, evidence appraisal, strategies for public health action, practice-based evaluation.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of a public health framework and how it relates to community health practice.
- Explain how the distribution of health behaviours and outcomes are assessed and interpreted across populations.
- Establish skills in the appraisal of documents and policies that inform, educate and empower communities on public health issues.
- Explore the role of key health workers in research and evaluation.
- Understand strategies to foster community partnerships and mobilise the healthcare workforce for taking public health action (e.g., infectious disease control, disability, waterborne outbreak, falls prevention, diabetes care, and food safety, quality and security).
Availability
Class details
Online
Class number 1123
Section 01OL
Size 500
Available 495
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