PBH3009 Chronic disease prevention and control
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PBH3009 Chronic disease prevention and control is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs BMS1042, PBH3002 or PBH2001.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 3 other tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PBH3009
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PBH3009
No unit lists PBH3009 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Overview
This unit will extend on foundation knowledge in epidemiology and disease prevention. It will focus on the burden of chronic disease, examining both the Australian context and global perspectives.
Students will apply techniques for measuring the burden of disease, examine risk factors for chronic disease and explore the impact of the determinants of health on chronic disease. Evidence-based approaches to disease prevention and control will be presented.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Online quizzes10%
- Group project15%
- Written report (2,100 words)35%
- Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes)Threshold hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the epidemiology and burden of chronic disease
- 2
Evaluate methods used to measure the impact of chronic disease
- 3
Appraise risk pathways associated with important chronic diseases
- 4
Examine the impact of determinants of health in chronic disease
- 5
Evaluate strategies for the public health control of chronic diseases
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
6 hours per week contact hours (including 1 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial and 3 hours online activities) plus 6 hours per week private study.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Holly Wild
- Unit Coordinators
- Lidia Bier