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Contemporary Health Issues - HLTH200

This unit provides an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of health studies. The unit focuses on the social and environmental determinants of health that result in inequalities both between and within countries. Specific topics include the leading causes of mortality and morbidity; impacts of globalisation on health; and how population health is increasingly affected by the natural and man-made environment.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day

Staff Contact(s): Dr Melissa Johnstone
Prerequisites:

12cp at 100 level or above Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s):
Unit Designation(s):

Science

Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Educational Studies

Faculty of Human Sciences

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