HSH112 - Local and Global Environments for Health
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSHM112 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2 hour scheduled on-campus seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2 hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit will introduce key concepts around environmental health and explore the relationships between the natural and built environment and human health outcomes. The content of the unit will be framed within a public health and health promotion context examining both the positive and negative influences from the natural/physical, built, social, economic and political environments on human health.
This unit will also introduce key planetary health and health promotion frameworks as well as systems thinking approaches. Throughout this unit, students will be introduced to local and global impacts of environmental changes and environmental justice issues, including the consequences of climate change, urbanisation, pollution and changes to the food system for public health and the health of our planet.
Students will analyse how these factors interact and influence health outcomes across different populations and settings. The course will encourage critical thinking in promoting healthier environments. Students will examine a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach drawing on perspectives from fields such as environmental science, health promotion, public health and psychology.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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