Unit Code: PBH803

Unit Name: Pacific Public Health

Description: Public Health is the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of community infections, the education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organisation of medical and nursing services for the early diagnosis and preventative treatment of disease, and the development of social machinery which will ensure to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health. This course has been designed to enable health professionals and public health advocates to demonstrate the principles and practices of public health, integrate evidence-based programmes and activities in all health settings. It is also a Pacific-centric course that encompasses the core functions of public health - assessment, policy advocacy and assurance. The course will provide an overview of the global principles and concepts of public health as well.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the evolution and the principles and core functions of public health. 2: Analyze and explain data and information to identify Risk Factors in Public Health. 3: Demonstrate an understanding of the social, environmental, climate, physical, psychosocial and other determinants of health. 4:Apply select traditional practices and skills that enhance health of populations, in different settings. 5: Design and apply key strategies to plan and prepare for health emergencies and re-emerging public health concerns in the Pacific.

Prerequisite: Students who have MBBS qualification, other than FNU’s, and those who graduated from FNU but before 2004

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 20

Offered In: Semester 1,2