PUN106 Population Health
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| Unit code: | PUN106 |
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| Equivalent(s): | PUQ106 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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Unit Outline: Semester 1 2027, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | PUN106 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | PUQ106 |
| Coordinator: | Yvette Miller | yvette.miller@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Health professionals face a complex and changing health profile locally, nationally, and internationally. A biomedical model for understanding health problems does not adequately explain these complexities or sufficiently help health professionals successfully intervene to improve the population's health. It is therefore critical for health professionals to reflect upon the social, economic and behavioural factors that influence health and work in partnership to influence these factors.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Identify the global health priorities and how historical and contemporary public health developments will influence the future of population health.
- Apply a public health framework to the critical evaluation of the impact of social, cultural, economic, and political factors on a specific population and development of strategies to address these factors.
- Use digital and/or generative AI tools to professionally communicate with an inquiring audience to persuade and inform them of the importance of social and public health phenomena.
- Collaborate with team members to create and produce a dynamic and cohesive podcast.
- Examine patterns of health inequalities through an epidemiological lens with reference to social and economic structures.
Content
The unit will cover the following:
- the foundations of public health
- an introduction to population health principles
- historical perspectives on population health
- burden of disease concepts
- population health data sources
- the social and cultural determinants of health behaviours and outcomes
- frameworks for responding to population health issues
- contemporary and future challenges and responses to them
- collaborating with other professionals to inform public health
- using new media and digital communication tools to communicate with health professionals and the community
- using generative AI and digital content design
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in the following:
- lectures - delivered on-campus and offered synchronously online. Recordings are available.
- tutorials - on-campus offerings and recordings are available.
- online drop-ins
- online readings and learning materials
- real world examples of health inequality
- group learning and peer feedback
In order to maximise your learning experience in this unit, each tutorial will be supported by a set readings and a series of guided questions which you will be expected to consider prior to the tutorial. These tutorial sessions maximise shared learning, and help you progress your individual and group work on a real world public health challenge.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback:
- From the lecturer on small group exercises and hands-on application exercises undertaken during tutorial time
- Through responses to questions on the unit Canvas Q&A discussion board
- Individually on the completed criteria sheet for Assessment 2
- In generic feedback to all students on the two summative assessments
Assessment
Overview
There are two assessments in this unit:
1. Podcast - This will develop your ability to orally communicate research in an engaging and persuasive format. It will connect to specific topics covered in lectures and in-depth in tutorials. You will need to make big data and social theory accessible and understandable to a lay audience.
2. Report - This will develop your research and academic writing skills to deeply investigate a public health and social phenomena occurring within a vulnerable population to produce an interactive report.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Podcast
You will take on the role of health professionals working in a group to create a podcast for other health professionals on the social determinants of health for a vulnerable population. The podcast will be designed to promote the health and wellbeing of marginalised social and ethnic groups in relation to key health issues faced by that group.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Research Report
You will produce a research report on the social determinants of health for a vulnerable population. You will be provided with a template. In your interactive report you will use social theory and epidemiological evidence from the public health literature to critically analyse social phenomena. This will include the analysis of a cultural artefact that represents your specific public health issues, as well as the provision of epidemiological evidence and socio-cultural analysis of the determinants of the problem.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Other
Reading and recordings will also be made available via links in the online teaching site (Canvas).
The additional costs associated with undertaking this unit are the costs to participate in class sessions and download materials from the Internet for this unit.
Risk Assessment Statement
Substantial computer-based work will be required. You should ensure that you take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
ACHSM Master Health Service Management Competency Framework 2022
A.a): Action - Communication
Relates to: Podcast
Relates to: Research Report
Relates to: Podcast
A.b): Action - Relationship Management
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
E.a): Enabling - Health Leadership and Ethical Behaviour
Relates to: Podcast
E.b): Enabling - Impact and Influence
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Relates to: Podcast
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
E.c): Enabling - Health Systems
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
E.d): Enabling - Self-awareness and Self-confidence
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
E.e): Enabling - Professionalism
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
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E.f): Enabling - Change Leadership
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.PU60 Graduate Diploma in Public Health
- Critically analyse and synthesise the specialised knowledge, theories and frameworks of public health practice
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Apply advanced oral, written and technical communication and academic skills to professional practice
Relates to: Podcast - Promote efficient and equitable gains in population health through culturally-safe, evidence-based practice.
Relates to: Research Report
PU77 Graduate Diploma in Health Management and Leadership
- Critically analyse research to inform ethical, evidence-based health management and policy decisions.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Formulate strategies for culturally safe and inclusive approaches that optimise health system design and service delivery.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Plan ways to communicate, collaborate and negotiate with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to co-design equitable outcomes and sustainable performance in healthcare.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Critically analyse the benefits and risks of contemporary and emerging health technologies.
Relates to: Podcast - Apply reflective practice to professionally develop self and others.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
PU80 Master of Health, Safety and Environment
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of an advanced body of theoretical and practical knowledge and emerging challenges within the fields of occupational and environmental health/management
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Demonstrate advanced skills and abilities to describe, appraise and apply the major tools and systems of OHS and EH practice and research to identify and manage complex problems
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Integrate and synthesise complex knowledge and apply critical and reflective thinking to advance the discipline’s body of research.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Work independently and in teams to interpret and communicate complex scientific, legal and psychosocial data and present it in a format that is easy to understand
Relates to: Podcast - Enact and apply ethical, culturally safe, socially inclusive principles with self, people, and organisations in diverse contexts.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report
PU86 Master of Public Health
- Critically analyse, synthesise and apply the specialised knowledge, theories and frameworks of public health practice
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Apply advanced oral, written and technical communication and research literacy skills to professional practice in interprofessional teams
Relates to: Podcast - Engage professionally to advance efficient and equitable gains in population health through leadership and culturally-safe, evidence-based practice.
Relates to: Research Report
PU87 Master of Health Management and Leadership
- Critique and engage in research to inform ethical, evidence-based health management and policy decisions.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Formulate strategies for culturally safe and inclusive approaches to optimise health system design and service delivery.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Communicate, collaborate and negotiate with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to co-design equitable and sustainable healthcare.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report - Critically analyse and manage the implementation, benefits and risks of contemporary and emerging health technologies.
Relates to: Podcast - Apply reflective practice to professionally develop self and others.
Relates to: Podcast, Research Report