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HL22016: Population level public health for BMS

[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWRI 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Report Individual (CWRI 50%)
  • Report Individual (CWRI 50%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: �Outline key concepts and theories of population health and apply these to discuss the history and development of approaches to public health. �Assess population health burden using key epidemiology measures. �Analyse relevant population level data to estimate population and individual level health risks. �Synthesize and appraise evidence to inform policy development from population health, evaluating the level of evidence used. �Apply methods for creating population health policy and practice to formulate a public health problem policy solution. �Evaluate population health policies or interventions using methodology appropriate for the discipline.


Synopsis: Study key approaches to public health that focus on improving the health of populationsin general, rather than focusing on high-risk individuals. You will cover each step of the policy and implementation cycle, from defining health problems within populations, identifying solutions and informing policy, to implementation and evaluation of policy and population level interventions. You will develop aglobalperspective byconsidering the health burdens in a variety of countries and regions.

Content: Problem definition: Statistics revision Epidemiological approaches to population health Accessing and analysing population health data Analysing disease risk on an individual and population level Surveillance Solution identification: Systematic reviews Evidence appraisal Study designs Evidence synthesis: Knowledge translation Health impact assessments Implementation research: Policy and practice adaptation and piloting Evaluation Scale up

Course availability:

HL22016 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Life Sciences
  • USSL-AFB12 : BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences (Year 2)
  • USSL-AKB12 : BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences with professional placement (Year 2)
  • USSL-AFM12 : MBiomed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences (Year 2)
  • USSL-AKM12 : MBiomed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences with professional placement (Year 2)

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