TM1330:03
Indigenous Men, Their Families and Health
Townsville
Prerequisites: TM1310
30 lectures, 20 tutorials. Intensive block mode.
Available only to male students enrolled in the Diploma of Indigenous Health.
Staff: Dr M Wenitong.
Current issues of male health, epidemiology and demographics. Male life milestones and crises. Male-female relations. Introduction to women’s and maternal health care. Male sexuality. Men in indigenous society.
Learning Objectives:
- know of the current health status of indigenous men;
- be able to compare this status with that of indigenous men in other societies and with other Australian men;
- identify the major causes of morbidity and mortality in indigenous males;
- identify the life stages and events which put men at greater risk;
- be aware of and critically appraise interventions adopted in the area of men’s health;
- be aware of the physiological and psychological aspects of women’s life stages and health issues including contraception, menstruation, sexuality and maternal health;
- describe strategies for personal and community development on the issues of domestic violence.
Assessment by two examinations (30% each); clinical evaluation (40%).