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<h1>TM5502 - Tropical Public Health</h1>
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<td class="labelheading">Credit points:</td>
<td>03</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Year:</td>
<td>2007</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Student Contribution Band:</td>
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								Band 2</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Administered by:</td>
<td>Discipline of Public Health &amp; Tropical Medicine</td>
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<p>This subject introduces the general principles of international public health and the concepts of disease prevention, health policy, advocacy, disease control, health education and promotion and health program evaluation. Specific epidemiological case studies will focus on international public health problems in the tropics and how different resources could be utilised, including information technologies. The contribution of public health to improving international health is emphasised.</p>
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<h2>Availabilities</h2>
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				Study Period 2</td>
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<tr><td class="labelindent">Coordinator:</td>
<td>Professor Peter Leggat</td></tr>
<tr><td class="labelindent">Lecturers:</td>
<td>Professor Peter Leggat, Professor Richard Speare.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="labelindent">Method of Delivery:</td><td>Printed materials</td></tr>
<tr><td class="labelindent">Assessment:</td><td>end of semester exam (50%); mid-semester exam (25%); assignments (25%). </td></tr>
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			Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of
			minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
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