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Public health is the art and science of improving health through the organised efforts of society. This course provides an introduction to a population-based perspective on health, illness and disease. The course illustrates the practical application of numerical ways of thinking about the health of a population. The course covers the three major public health domains of Health Improvement, Health Protection and Healthcare Public Health.
This course aims to support students in developing a critical understanding of the breadth of public health approaches to protecting, promoting, monitoring and improving health among a population as a whole.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course covers the core concepts of public health (such as population at risk, prevention, burden of disease, effective intervention, monitoring population health and health inequalities) across the three major public health domains of Health Improvement, Health Protection and Healthcare Public Health.
The course is predominantly based around a numerical ‘health needs assessment’ approach (burden of ill-health and effective intervention) with the provision of support/services in the context of political-economic-social circumstances to improving the health of a population.
The course provides an opportunity for postgraduate students to select a ‘health needs assessment topic’ on which to undertake a brief/rapid health needs assessment.
In addition to the teaching and learning materials available online, you will have the option to attend weekly online live sessions for the course, intended to reinforce and support the learning from the online materials.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
2,000 words Feedback - Rubric and written feedback |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Locate, utilise, interpret and present data obtained from the major sources of information commonly available to assess the health priorities for a defined population. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to synthesise information and data from a range of sources to make recommendations for improving population health. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Communicate public health related information to support a critically argued approach to improving the health of a population. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand how the wider determinants of health impact on population health and wellbeing |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
5-minute presentation Feedback - Rubric, written feedback and oral during Q&A session. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Locate, utilise, interpret and present data obtained from the major sources of information commonly available to assess the health priorities for a defined population. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to synthesise information and data from a range of sources to make recommendations for improving population health. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Communicate public health related information to support a critically argued approach to improving the health of a population. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand how the wider determinants of health impact on population health and wellbeing |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Within 5 days of the oral examination | |||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understand how the wider determinants of health impact on population health and wellbeing |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Communicate public health related information to support a critically argued approach to improving the health of a population. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Locate, utilise, interpret and present data obtained from the major sources of information commonly available to assess the health priorities for a defined population. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to synthesise information and data from a range of sources to make recommendations for improving population health. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the role of health protection, health promotion and healthcare provision in improving population health. |
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