Course Details
Country:
Australia
Institution:
University of New South Wales
Course Title:
Global Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Course Number:
PHCM2009
Course Description:
This course aims to enhance students’ understanding of the major chronic diseases, specifically cardiovascular disease, some cancers, type 2 diabetes, chronic lung disease and the interaction between their associated risk factors such as unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use and alcohol use. Students will examine the concept of the epidemiological transition to provide insights into trends in the burden of chronic diseases in developed and developing countries. This course will help students to understand, plan and evaluate prevention and control approaches to chronic diseases using logic models, and to critique the modern social environment with respect to global health.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GCH 494
Course URL:
https://sph.med.unsw.edu.au/course/phcm2009
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