Principles of Public Health Practice/Subject intended learning outcomes

The assignments are used to assess the following Intended Learning Outcomes in this subject.

Accurately describe the various concepts, values and strategies relating to public health practice.

Enabling Outcomes:

• Identify key aspects of public health philosophy and principles;
• Discuss critically the various determinants of health in terms of the environment, society and behaviour;
• Delineate the different types of interventions with regards to different understandings of public health activity.

Adequately outline the often conflicting roles and interests held by the various stakeholders engaged in or affected by public health activities

Enabling Outcomes:

• Identify and discuss key aspects of the health system as they relate to public health policy;
• Outline the roles and interests of government, non-government, commercial and non-commercial stakeholders;
• Articulate the influence of various types of legislation (e.g., various Health, Safety, Sanitation and Food Acts) as they relate to public health, primary health care and health promotion.

Critically articulate the applicability of various strategies engaged in by public health practitioners at various levels

Enabling Outcomes:

• Delineate the scope, importance and suitability of surveillance and monitoring strategies;
• Identify the commonalities and difference relating to health protection and preventative services;
• Compare and contrast the previous strategies with those relating to health promotion and primary health care.

Define the limits of public health practice as a discipline with regards to work with ‘vulnerable’ communities within societies

Enabling Outcomes:

• Recognise the various value systems that historically inform the aspects of public health practice;
• Suggest reasons why certain ‘vulnerable’ groups might resist health promotion strategies and the potential consequences of this resistance;
• Demonstrate an understanding of how certain principles and practices might either hinder or enable ‘vulnerable’ groups to engage in the determinants of health in a culturally appropriate manner.