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HLTH200: Contemporary Health Issues |
This unit provides an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of Health Studies and canvasses key and emerging health issues in contemporary society. Topics covered include: health and inequality; indigenous health; legal and ethical perspectives on health and health care; health and the media; health promotion; national security and infectious diseases; and the effects of globalisation on health. The unit aims to situate day-to-day debates about individual health issues in their broader context. As a core unit of the Bachelor of Health program, it is also open to students from the wider university community interested in contemporary health issues.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
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D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
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| Staff Contact: |
Dr Elizabeth Latimer Hill |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp
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| Unit Designations: |
Science
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Health and Chiropractic |
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