Issues in Public Health
The Issues in Public Health module will help you gain a comprehensive knowledge and critical understanding of current issues in public health.
The module will cover key approaches in the practice of public health, including:
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You will also have the opportunity to apply these approaches to public health needs in a geographical area.
Contact: CPDenquiries@warwick.ac.uk
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Course type: Module Available as a Stand-alone Course? Yes Course Leaders: Sarah Stewart-Brown Duration: 5 days Credits: 20 Module Code: MH901 Assessment: 4,000 word assignment |
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How to apply: Apply online Available on which courses?
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Module Syllabus:
- Perspectives and Dimensions of Public Health
- Health distribution
- Health determinants and needs
- Health economics approaches
- Governance and policy and impacts on health
- Evidence and Knowledge in Public Health
- Understanding Public Health research
- Systematic reviews
- Risk perception
- Measures of Health and Valuing Health Status
- Health status
- Positive wellbeing
- Discrete choice analysis
- Practical Skills in Public Health
- Deriving evidence
- Project planning
- Managing the media
- Action planning
By the end of the module, you should be able to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and ability in the following areas:
- Key approaches in the practice of public health
- Health Needs Assessment
- Commissioning
- Health Impact Assessment
- Change management
- Finding public health evidence
- Management of the media
- Perceptions of risk
- Key topics for contemporary public health
- Alcohol
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Social capital and relationships
- Physical activity
- Food and nutrition
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Climate change, health and sustainability