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Aboriginal Health

  • AHEA5755
  • non-standard teaching period (see Timetable)
  • 6 points
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This unit provides students with an opportunity to learn in depth through interaction with Aboriginal lecturers and guest speakers. Health issues covered include historic and cultural concerns; impacts of policies and programs; and contemporary and contentious factors that influence Aboriginal people today. Other topics include Aboriginal health statistics and specific health problems; environmental health; community diagnosis; sociocultural factors in health; community development and disease prevention; and the role of Aboriginal medical services and their relationship to state health services. <br/><br/>The unit is run in a mixed lecture and tutorial format. The learning outcomes are... -- Course Website

Instructor: Assistant Professor Marion Kickett



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