Public health programs require a coordinated effort and are typically based on a systematic planning model. This unit builds on your understanding of public health by providing a planning framework and the necessary tools to tackle complex public health issues at population, community and individual levels. Effective public health programs incorporate a combination of initiatives to promote and protect health, hence you will explore and critique a range of individually focused initiatives (aimed at changing individual behaviour) and structural initiatives (aimed at changing social, economic, political, and environmental factors). Public health advocacy will be explored as a key strategy for facilitating 'upstream' changes such as regulation, policy or procedural changes. You will have the opportunity to develop a planning model to address a specific public health issue; this model can be used to prioritise health issues, select appropriate public health initiatives and develop indicators to assess health impacts and outcomes over time.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Feedback from staff member. Review of Moodle site.

There was limited interaction on the discussion board.

Ensure more interactions on the discussion board with students by linking more topics with assessment tasks. Highlight to students how the discussion board is good practice for Assessment 1: Short Answer Quiz.

Feedback from Student evaluation

One student evaluated that they did not see the relevance of the unit.

Reiterate to students the relevancy of the unit materials for both Health Promotion and Environmental Health careers through contemporary practice examples.