PHI5207 Chronic disease: Epidemiology and prevention
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PHI5207 Chronic disease: Epidemiology and prevention is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PHI5207
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PHI5207
No unit lists PHI5207 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a PG Indonesia degree
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Chronic non-communicable diseases represent a major global public health challenge. They affect lives of people, their families and communities. This unit provides learners with an overview of surveillance of chronic diseases, social determinants of and risk factors for non-communicable diseases.
Learners will discuss epidemiology and strategies for prevention of major chronic disease groups impacting Indonesia including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, respiratory disease, and mental illness. Learners will gain practical skills for describing the epidemiology and burden of chronic diseases, assessing risk factors and analysing strategies for chronic disease prevention.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 3 | Indonesia | Block on |
Assessment
- Critical reflections (2,400 words)Written40%
- Poster presentation (600 words)Artefact20%
- Essay (2,400 words)Written40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the epidemiology and burden of diseases in Indonesia
- 2
Evaluate methods to measure the health impact of chronic diseases
- 3
Assess risk factors and causal pathways leading to important chronic diseases.
- 4
Examine the influence of social and economic factors on chronic diseases
- 5
Analyse strategies for the public health control of chronic diseases.
- 6
Evaluate the role of public health evidence in the control of chronic diseases.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures6 hours
- Workshops3 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 hours per week including directed and self-directed learning (scheduled classes, prescribed activities and independent work)
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Assistant Professor Gabriela Fernando
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dragan Ilic
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PHI5207?
PHI5207 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PHI5207 offered?
PHI5207 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does PHI5207 have an exam?
No. PHI5207 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.