This unit provides an organisational systems perspective on the management of developmental disorders, childhood disability, adolescent disorders, and disturbances in child behaviour and family relationships. It also deals with the biomedical and psychosocial factors which impinge on child health, as well as the epidemiology and management of major conditions of childhood. <br/><br/>Topics covered include the history of maternal, child and adolescent health; the health status of mothers, children and youth; the sociology of child health; the epidemiology of child health; the sociology and epidemiology of maternal health; child development; assessment and therapy services; systems and... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Elizabeth Geelhoed
Prerequisites: PUBH8750 Epidemiology I
