Public Health Interventions in Practice
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EPID4036 | Epidemiology and Public Health | 4 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- EPID4036
- School
- Epidemiology and Public Health
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
The purpose of the course is to develop students’ skills in planning, evaluating and implementing interventions, including public health programmes, services, strategies, programmes, and policies. The course will cover political, ethical, economic, and leadership focussed public health decision-making in the context of local, national, and global public health.
Target Students
Primarily postgraduate students on the Master of Public Health, Master of Public Health (Global Health) and Master of Public Health (Health Research). Places will be available to new staff and PhD students in School of Medicine who require training as part of their research role.
Assessment
- 100% Portfolio: Multi component portfolio equivalent to 4000 words
Educational Aims
To understand and apply planning, evaluation, and implementation principles, and the frameworks that exist to formulate a structured approach to the planning and evaluation of public health interventions. To be able to apply political, ethical, economic and leadership orientated decision-making to public health interventions using pragmatic approaches to real-world application.Learning Outcomes
Understand the basic principles of the planning, evaluation and implementation of public health interventions.
Identify an appropriate intervention/intervention to address a particular public health problem.
Use a logic model to inform intervention planning evaluation and implementation.
Design an evaluation which encompasses a suitable evaluation design.
Understand the basic principles of the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health.
Understand how to address the ethical, and political issues raised by public health interventions.