Health Determinants and Interventions
HSBH1008
This unit has two components. Health Determinants will introduce students to the key factors determining health status in the Australian context. It will explore biomedical and genetic factors, acquired health behaviours, and social, cultural and environmental determinants of health status. Health and wellbeing will be explored through life expectancy, functioning, disability, illness, disease and injury. Initiatives to promote preventable hospitalisation and increased health and wellbeing across population groups will be examined. Health Interventions outlines the distinction between primary and secondary prevention and examines the evidence base for a range of intervention strategies including public health, preventative and restorative health care. Traditional interventions to promote outcomes through prevention, health promotion, treatment, care, rehabilitation and counselling will be explored alongside complementary and alternative medical (CAM). Healthy ageing and age-related illness will be highlighted.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Junior
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: HSBH1008
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes