TM5541 - Managing Effective Health Programs

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences

This subject examines changing demographic and epidemiological patterns and underlying determinants of health in order for students to analyse changing primary health care service roles. Through developing a deep understanding of the health service population students will be able to effectively plan, manage and evaluate primary health care programs to meet population health needs. Opportunities to integrate evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion activity in routine practice will be explored.

Learning Outcomes

• critically analyse the characteristics of a health service population including the underlying determinants that impact on population health outcomes;
• analyse and design strategies to enhance prevention and early detection of disease;
• investigate, analyse and evaluate methods of adding population health value to individual care and program activity in health care settings;
• design health program planning and evaluation processes in health care settings;
• critically reflect on the challenges of reforming workplace activity and analyse approaches to manage change effectively.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Sue Devine
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	assignments.

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