This unit describes the management and control of both communicable (infectious) and non-communicable diseases, including the role of nutritional, cognitive and social issues in designing health interventions. Community health problems in developed and developing countries are reviewed. Examples of control are presented and reviewed in practical sessions.<br/><br/>Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, emerging epidemics, and over-nutrition are studied in some depth in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations. Students investigate strategies to control these diseases including clinical, psychosocial and cultural approaches. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Angus Cook
Prerequisites: PUBH1101 Health and Illness in Human Populations or PUBH1102 Health and Globalisation or ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human or ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human or ANTH1001 Being Human: Culture, Identity and Society or ANTH1002 Global Change,
