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Unit description
Introduces students to the key issues and theoretical concepts into the organisation and function of the Australian health care system. Public health approaches and models of health care are explored. Students learn how health is shaped by social, political, environmental, cultural and economic factors, and how that knowledge shapes effective health care. Lastly, health informatics, emerging health technologies and current and future directions in healthcare will be presented.
Unit content
- The Australian healthcare and international healthcare systems
- Social determinants of health
- Public health
- Public policy
- Current challenges in global health
- Emerging health technologies
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | identify the structures, funding and models of care within the Australian healthcare system and within the broader context of international healthcare |
| 2 | describe the role of social determinants and health literacy in the health of Australians |
| 3 | cooperatively communicate the impact of various health policies, priorities and frameworks on health promotion and health service delivery in Australia |
| 4 | examine the current and future directions of healthcare within the context of health technologies and global health issues |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify the structures, funding and models of care within the Australian healthcare system and within the broader context of international healthcare
- describe the role of social determinants and health literacy in the health of Australians
- cooperatively communicate the impact of various health policies, priorities and frameworks on health promotion and health service delivery in Australia
- examine the current and future directions of healthcare within the context of health technologies and global health issues
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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