Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 400856

Coordinator Wenpeng You Opens in new window

Description Social epidemiology explores the effects of social-structural factors and their impact on health outcomes. This subject explores the principles, strategies and activities associated with social epidemiology, including the contribution of the social determinants of health in understanding the incidence, prevalence, and distribution of health-related states in different populations. Students will explore the importance of primary health care decision making and evidence-based evaluation to improve health outcomes in clinical practice.

School Nursing & Midwifery

Discipline Epidemiology

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Postgraduate Coursework Level 7 subject

Equivalent Subjects LGYB 9174 - Approaches to Epidemiology

Restrictions

Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate program.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. critically examine the concepts that underpin classical epidemiology
2. critically analyse the concepts and use of social epidemiology
3. compare and contrast classical and social epidemiology and their applications particularly in primary health care practice
4. evaluate the methods of measurement in all forms of epidemiology
5. analyse and evaluate the appropriateness of various epidemiological models in a variety of health care settings and related health care practice
6. apply communication and other technologies effectively in personal and professional learning in a collaborative learning environment

Subject Content

introduction and foundation to epidemiology
social epidemiology
assumptions underlying primary health care epidemiology
concepts of primary health care epidemiology
methods of measurement (descriptive and analytic)
epidemiology in planning and service delivery