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Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Bachelor of Science Population Health Major 2012 Jane Heyworth
jane.heyworth@uwa.edu.au
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Majors in Bachelor of Science
- Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
- Agricultural Science
- Anatomy and Human Biology
- Applied Computing
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Conservation Biology
- Engineering Science
- Environmental Science
- Exercise and Health
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology
- Marine Science
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Natural Resource Management
- Neuropsychology and Cognitive Science
- Neuroscience
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Population Health
- Quantitative Methods
- Science Communication
- Sports Science
- Zoology
FMDHS majors in blue You can takes these as a degree –specific majors or as a second major apart from: Biomedical Science- double major, offered jointly with FLPS. Science communication –second major only.
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Degree-specific majors
these majors as degree-specific majors, you will need to also take the complementary units, where they exist.
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– Protect, Promote, Prevent
- Promote good health
- Prevent ill-health
- Protect from hazards
– How? By thinking about what factors lead to ill- health or promote good health. – And how we can manage these. You may want to look at this Youtube to hear of students’ experience with public health http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpu42LmLo4U&featur e=related
What is Population Health?
Population health plays an important role in protecting people’s health and well-being and improving the conditions and behaviours that affect the health of each and every one of us. Population health fights against deadly contagious diseases and promotes healthier lifestyles. Our health is determined not only by our genes and personal choices, but also by the environment around us. Population health looks at the ecology of health – from social networks and economic circumstances to our environment – and then minimises health risks. From ‘No Smoking' signs to immunization clinics, from healthy food choices to bike paths, population health is all around us – protecting our health by safeguarding the places where we live, work, and play. Population health efforts allow us to save lives and improve health of people around the
- world. The global world in which we live allows diseases to move rapidly from a remote
village to far-away cities and countries. Poor sanitation and a lack of health resources lead to major health problems in developing countries. Obesity and increasing sedentary lifestyle lead to chronic health conditions in developed countries. Population Health focuses on preventing this unnecessary illness and death and so reducing our healthcare costs. An exciting aspect about a career in population health is that it is constantly changing. It continually presents new challenges and allows you to work at the cutting edge of the nation’s public health issues. Some of the career opportunities in population health include: health promotion officer; health policy advisor, epidemiologist, health researcher, health project officers, health scientist, health communication specialist, health administrators and when combined with economics, health economist.
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major
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What is in the Population Health major
What are the health issues? How do we know? What can we do to prevent? How can we promote health through environment, systems and research?
– Health and Illness in Human Populations – Health and Globalisation
– Foundations of Epidemiology and Biostatistics – Disease prevention and control – Aboriginal Health – Communication and project planning in health
– Health Industry Leadership – Health Promotion – Health Systems & Policy – Health Research Design & Methods
Year 1 What are the health issues locally and globally? Student get a solid ground in Year 1 about local and global health issues and challenges Years 2 and 3 Address how do we research these? How do we prevent these Complementary units Ab health C&PPin Health – specific focus on communication skills – but embedded right throughout Solid grounding in both research and communication
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In what ways can you study Population Health ?
BSc Degree
- With another major from Science
– (as a Ist or 2nd major)
- Ist major with another major from Arts, Design
- r Commerce
- As a second major in B Arts, B Design
- r B Com.
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Population Health Major
Course study plan
You can download course study plans from http:// handbooks- 2012.weboffice.uwa.edu.au/undergraduate/newcourses2012/about/study_plan Scroll down and make your selections from the drop down menus, then click ‘go’. Click on the relevant search result link and a course plan will pop up on your screen. Click on ‘pdf for printing’. On a PC: hold down ‘Ctrl’ and ‘Print Scrn’, then go to the Powerpoint slide and paste the picture in. You will then need to use the cropping tool to select the part of the picture you wish to display. You can find the cropping tool by going to ‘View/Toolbars/Picture’. On a Mac: hold down ‘Command Shift 4’ to take a snapshot of the part of the screen you need. This will download a file on your desktop. Open the file, copy the snapshot then go to the Powerpoint slide and paste the snapshot in. TIP: zoom in on the screen before you copy the picture. This will generally give you a clearer result.
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Population Health Major
Example of First Year Study Plan with Exercise and Health as 2nd major
Core units for the Population Health major Broadening units Elective or core units for a second major Elective or core units for second major
This option also allows ANHB or Exercise and Health as majora Population health fits well with pharmacology - good basis for a career in toxicology or evaluating health technologies. Population health fits well with pathology – career in health research
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Population Health and Economics
Core units for second major Core units for the Population Health major Broadening/elective units (Cat A broadening unit required)
There is a shortage of health economists and this combination will allow you to do majors in pop health and economics.
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Population Health Major
First Year Study Plan
core units for the
Population Health major
Broadening units Elective units core units for
second major
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6 main areas Scope of opportunities is wide ranging.
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What occupations will a Population health major lead to? Which Areas?
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If you are not taking a science major as your degree-specific major here is a list of units you can take as Category A broadening units…
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by FMDHS
- IMED2200 Mental Wellbeing
for Today's World
Changed the World
Globalisation
- PUBH2209 Plagues, Pox and
Pandemics: the History of Death and Disease
Responsibility in Action http://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/
ANHB1102Human Biology II: Being Human ANHB2215Biological Anthropology: Human Adaptation and Variation SSEH2230The Spirit of Sport ANHB3321Biological Anthropology: Genes and Society
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Cat A Broadening units from the Science Faculties
- ANHB1102 Human Biology II:
Being Human
Anthropology: Human Adaptation and Variation
Anthropology: Genes and Society
- EART1105 The Dynamic Planet
- EART1108 Globalisation,
Environment and Development
Economics
Challenges in a Global World
- ENSC2601 A Critical Theory of
Technological Development
Culture and Everyday Life
Global Cities
Business Statistics
- SSEH2230 The Spirit of Sport
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THANK YOU
