School Of Science And HealthPublic Health, Policy and SocietyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400416.2
Discipline: PUBLIC HEALTH
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
E7229 - Health Management: Policy and Society, E7305 - Health Management Policy and Society
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate course.
About this Unit
This unit examines the nature of public health and develops a systemic understanding of various public health policy frameworks and issues. The unit provides the context and history for understanding public health approaches, explores the cultural and social dimensions of health and illness and the economic and political environment in which health policies and strategies are developed and implemented. The unit advocates a view of health that includes an implicit recognition of the physical, social and economic environment, affirms the importance of social justice and equity in health care, and emphasises the importance of inter-sectoral collaboration.
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