Ecological Public Health Practice (10010.2)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible Hybrid |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Public Health | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Understand the breadth of options open to public health professionals;
2. Become familiar with working examples of public health practice;
3. Understand workplace expectations in relation to the variety of public health occupations studied; and
4. Critically analyse the work of the various public health professions and to understand the interrelationships that assist this work.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Skills development
In this unit, you will be exposed to a range of examples of public health practice, and develop an understanding of different employment options in public health, through examining the concept of ecological public health and what it means to be a public health practitioner in 2023. Ecological public health seeks to understand the systems that process good and poor health, to better understand where and how public health practitioners can intervene to support better health and wellbeing. An ecological public health perspective recognises that public health professionals may work in both 'traditional' occupations such as epidemiology, and non-traditional occupations such as studying social behaviours, wellbeing and broader policy development for wellbeing. This subject uses multiple case studies to demonstrate both the principles of systems thinking that underpin ecological public health, and to demonstrate the range of settings in which public health practitioners often work. Case studies examined in the course include disaster response, obesity, wellbeing budgeting and policy approaches, adaptation to climate change, and understanding and addressing the global nutrition transition. Through these and other examples we will discuss the different roles of public health professionals, as well as giving a strong grounding in the theories of ecological public health and understanding the systems - ecological, built and natural environment, organisational, families and communities - that influence health outcomes, and which public health practitioners seek to influence.
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Equivalent units
8574 Public Health Systems and Policy 2.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | Flexible | Dr Kimberly Brown |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | Hybrid | Dr Kimberly Brown |
Required texts
See Canvas site. There are no specific texts for this course; a set of readings is provided on Canvas for each week of the course.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
All work is submitted online.
Moderation
All assessment items will be moderated as outlined in the Faculty of Health Moderation Guidelines. A copy of these guidelines is available on the Canvas site.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Students are expected to attend tutorials in person or online at set times, as these include live interactive activities; and can attend lectures in person or online.
Participation requirements
Students will be expected to participate in tutorials. Where this is not possible, similar materials will be made available.
Required IT skills
None
In-unit costs
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
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