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POPLHLTH 103G
: Epidemics: Black Death to Bioterrorism2024 Semester Two (1245)
Epidemics have devastated human populations and will continue to do so. This course looks at how epidemics can run rampant through society and how we can control them. It will include examples from the past and present, as well as outline future threats. A diversity of epidemics will be covered, from the plague, gambling, depression, pandemics, nun-biting and alien abduction.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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277
POPLHLTH 103G
: Epidemics: Black Death to Bioterrorism2022 Semester Two (1225)
Epidemics have devastated human populations and will continue to do so. This course looks at how epidemics can run rampant through society and how we can control them. It will include examples from the past and present, as well as outline future threats. A diversity of epidemics will be covered, from the plague, gambling, depression, pandemics, nun-biting and alien abduction.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
278
POPLHLTH 202
: Research Methods in Health2024 Semester One (1243)
Examines the different ways of approaching, designing and undertaking population health science research, covering research paradigms and methodologies, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
279
POPLHLTH 211
: Introduction to Environmental Health2024 Semester Two (1245)
Provides students with concepts and knowledge necessary to understand the influence of the environment on health, and also to understand how human activity affects the environment. Local, regional and global examples of environmental health issues, as well as success stories, are explored. The course introduces approaches that may be taken to identify, understand and reduce environmental hazards.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
280
POPLHLTH 211
: Introduction to Environmental Health2023 Semester Two (1235)
Provides students with concepts and knowledge necessary to understand the influence of the environment on health, and also to understand how human activity affects the environment. Local, regional and global examples of environmental health issues, as well as success stories, are explored. The course introduces approaches that may be taken to identify, understand and reduce environmental hazards.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
281
POPLHLTH 211
: Introduction to Environmental Health2021 Semester Two (1215)
Provides students with the concepts and knowledge necessary to understand the influence of the environment on health, and introduces the tools, such as Health Impact Assessment, that can be applied to identify and control environmental hazards.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
282
POPLHLTH 213
: Special Topic: Positioning Pacific Health2024 Semester One (1243)
Introduces Pacific perspectives and worldviews of health and wellbeing and examines the social, structural, economic and political determinants of health for Pacific peoples in New Zealand.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 101, 102, 111
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283
POPLHLTH 213
: Special Topic: Positioning Pacific Health2023 Semester One (1233)
Introduces Pacific perspectives and worldviews of health and wellbeing and examines the social, structural, economic and political determinants of health for Pacific peoples in New Zealand.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 101, 102, 111
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284
POPLHLTH 216
: Quantitative Methods in Health2023 Semester Two (1235)
An introduction to and application of epidemiological and social science-based, quantitative principles, methods and skills used in health sector research.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 111, 202
Outline is not available yet
285
POPLHLTH 300
: Health Sector Professional Competencies2020 Semester One (1203)
Develops core skills in areas of project management, financial management, communication, leadership, team development, and cultural competence. An integrated project development approach is used to expose students to the key principles in these areas and to enable them to build a development plan.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 204
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286
POPLHLTH 302
: Health Services Placement2024 Semester Two (1245)
The placement with a health service organisation provides students with the opportunity for experiential learning and the development of competencies needed in the workplace. Theory and skills learned in previous courses are integrated and extended as students apply prior knowledge to a local health organisation and carry out tasks asked of them.
Prerequisite: HLTHPSYC 122, MAORIHTH 201, POPLHLTH 101, 102, 111, 202, 204, 210, 216
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287
POPLHLTH 302
: Health Services Placement2024 Semester One (1243)
The placement with a health service organisation provides students with the opportunity for experiential learning and the development of competencies needed in the workplace. Theory and skills learned in previous courses are integrated and extended as students apply prior knowledge to a local health organisation and carry out tasks asked of them.
Prerequisite: HLTHPSYC 122, MAORIHTH 201, POPLHLTH 101, 102, 111, 202, 204, 210, 216
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288
POPLHLTH 305
: Community Nutrition2023 Semester Two (1235)
This course builds on POPLHLTH 206 ‘Life Cycle Nutrition’ by providing students with a general overview of the determinants of population eating behaviours and the implications of current dietary behaviours and patterns on health.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 111, 206
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289
POPLHLTH 310
: Special Topic: Health Sector Competencies2022 Semester One (1223)
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
290
POPLHLTH 311
: Shaping Health Policy2023 Semester Two (1235)
Investigates recent changes to the ways in which governments seek to intervene to improve a population's health. NZ case studies will be used to illustrate the interrelationships between research, policy and practice in a devolved health system and the changing relationships between government agencies and health providers.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 202
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291
POPLHLTH 312
: Health and Pacific People in NZ2024 Semester Two (1245)
An overview of the major health issues facing Pacific peoples, including analysis of the key determinants of health status, focusing on approaches to improving health for Pacific peoples through research, policy, public health programmes and health services. A critique of dominant paradigms of health and well-being in relation to Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand is included with consideration of their effect on health outcomes.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 210
Restriction: POPLHLTH 201
Restriction: POPLHLTH 201
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292
POPLHLTH 312
: Health and Pacific People in NZ2023 Semester Two (1235)
An overview of the major health issues facing Pacific peoples, including analysis of the key determinants of health status, focusing on approaches to improving health for Pacific peoples through research, policy, public health programmes and health services. A critique of dominant paradigms of health and well-being in relation to Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand is included with consideration of their effect on health outcomes.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 210
Restriction: POPLHLTH 201
Restriction: POPLHLTH 201
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293
POPLHLTH 315
: Special Topic: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis2024 Semester Two (1245)
The principles of interventional systematic reviews and meta-analysis and their role in evidence-based health practice. Topics include understanding the population of interest, developing search strategies, appraising quality of included studies, data extraction, understanding synthesis (meta-analysis) and interpretation of results in the health context.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 111 and 216
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294
POPLHLTH 316
: Translating Health Information2024 Semester Two (1245)
To lead to improvements in health, information needs to be translated appropriately to influence decision makers. Builds the skills and knowledge to be able to both critique and synthesise existing health information as well as to apply analytical methods and presentation approaches to data in order to effectively communicate findings to different decision-making communities.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 202
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295
POPLHLTH 700
: Community Health Development2022 Semester One (1223)
Provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theories, and frameworks for undertaking community-level health development. Special emphasis on empowering and critical perspectives and the implications for health and determinants at a community-level of focus. Informed by current research and a comparative case study approach, the paper examines the opportunities and challenges in the delivery of health for, and by, diverse communities in New Zealand and globally.
Corequisite: POPLHLTH 722
Outline is not available yet
296
POPLHLTH 700
: Community Health Development2021 Semester One (1213)
Provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theories, and frameworks for undertaking community-level health development. Special emphasis on empowering and critical perspectives and the implications for health and determinants at a community-level of focus. Informed by current research and a comparative case study approach, the paper examines the opportunities and challenges in the delivery of health for, and by, diverse communities in New Zealand and globally.
Corequisite: POPLHLTH 722
Outline is not available yet
297
POPLHLTH 700
: Community Health Development2020 Semester One (1203)
Provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theories, and frameworks for undertaking community-level health development. Special emphasis on empowering and critical perspectives and the implications for health and determinants at a community-level of focus. Informed by current research and a comparative case study approach, the paper examines the opportunities and challenges in the delivery of health for, and by, diverse communities in New Zealand and globally.
Corequisite: POPLHLTH 722
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298
POPLHLTH 707
: Statistics in Health Science 22020 Semester Two (1205)
Develops and builds on elementary statistical methods and prepares the student for advanced epidemiological and statistical analysis.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 706
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299
POPLHLTH 711
: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis2024 Semester Two (1245)
The principles and critical appraisal of interventional systematic reviews and meta-analysis and their role in evidence-based practice. Topics include: protocol development, question formulation, identification of evidence, selection of studies for inclusion, appraisal and quality of included studies, extraction and recording of data, synthesis (meta-analysis) and interpretation of results and application.
Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 708 or 709 or equivalent experience
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300
POPLHLTH 715
: Global Public Health2023 Semester One (1233)
Explores global health from a public health perspective, with a strong emphasis on health and its determinants in developing countries. Topics covered include the global burden of risk and disease, global environmental challenges to health, international health governance, international healthcare financing and international health promotion.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet