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HST5202 Issues in Public Health Research
SCHOOL OF EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Credit Points: 20
 
Description:

This unit addresses a range of issues pertinent to the planning and implementation of public health research projects including the scope of public health as a professional discipline, the social determinants of health, areas of health disadvantage within the diverse Australian and international population, existing and emerging threats to population health, and the ethical dimensions and requirements of public health research.



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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
Y17Bachelor of Health Science Honours
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014