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Primary Health Care and Global Health (POPH90131)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Please refer to the specific study period for contact information.
Overview
| Availability | August - Off Campus |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will cover the principles and practice of primary health care (PHC) in resource-poor settings, including: history, principles and key elements of PHC developmental contexts, community health workers and local health systems, PHC approaches to disease control, trends in international development for health, global agencies in health, PHC and local health systems, and current demographic and epidemiological trends affecting PHC.
Intended learning outcomes
- Describe the core principles and elements of successful primary health care in resource-constrained settings, and use these principles as an analytic tool in planning and evaluating responses to current global health issues;
- Develop systems-oriented strategies for improving primary health care using at least two frameworks for understanding health systems in resource-constrained settings;
- Describe the importance, variety and roles of community health workers and their appropriate deployment as a response to resource-constraints in health care delivery;
- Explain and analyse the role of global agencies; aid and development modalities and other international health interventions in the planning, delivery and evaluation of primary health care
- services in resource-constrained settings;
- Summarise and critique options for resourcing primary health care, including two or more financing models appropriate to resource-constrained settings;
- Describe the role of community knowledge, attitudes and practices and health care seeking behaviours in primary health care, and how these factors can be assessed and incorporated into programs.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students will have developed skills in:
- Critical thinking and analytical skills
- Working with others and in teams
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication skills
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Written communication skills
Last updated: 29 July 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Students completing the following subject are not permitted to enrol in POPH90131:
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India |
January
November
|
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 29 July 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Group presentation (approx 5 mins per person), held on the final day of teaching (10%)
- 1,000 word individual reflection on group work, due 2 weeks after the first day of teaching (20%)
- 3,000-4,000 word essay, due 5 weeks after the first day of teaching (70%)
Last updated: 29 July 2022
Dates & times
- August - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Matthew Reeve Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 28 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 August 2017 to 18 August 2017 Last self-enrol date 15 August 2017 Census date 25 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 September 2017 Assessment period ends 2 October 2017 August contact information
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Please note this subject is taught at the Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne. LMS is not available for this subject.
Last updated: 29 July 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A book of readings will be provided.
- Subject notes
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Health Major Environment and Public Health Major Development Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Informal specialisation Global Health Major Development Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Environment and Public Health Major Public Health Major Tailored Specialisation - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 29 July 2022