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DEMO8079
Health Demography
DEMO8079 home | Course outline | Assessment
COURSE OUTLINE
Part One: Introduction and methods
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Health and demographic
change: epidemiological and demographic transition theory, changing
global patterns of health and disease.
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Measuring health:
basic terminology, the International Classification of Disease (ICD),
sources of health data and their interpretation, prevalence and incidence,
standardized indicators.
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Understanding
risk: genetic, socio-economic and lifestyle risk factors
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Health services
and disease prevention: public health, services for acute and chronic
conditions, primary healthcare.
Part Two: Health through life
Each session will examine health patterns and healthcare needs of the
age group, with special attention to variations by gender and socio-economic
characteristics.
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Gestation and
birth.
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Infant and child
health.
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Adolescent
health.
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Adult health.
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Health of the
aged.
Part Three: Demographic implications of some contemporary health issues
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Demographic impact
of HIV/AIDS
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Changing efficacy
of healthcare and issues of access: medical advances, high tech medicine,
resistance to antibiotics
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The globalisation
of health: surveillance, WHO, CDC, international health policies,
strategies and responses.
Class presentations
Two sessions will be allocated to presentation of participants' special
topics in health. Each will comprise a 15-minute presentation on a population
health issue selected by the participant, followed by 10-15 minutes
of discussion.
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