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Postgraduate Course: Public health and health inequalities (IPHP11013)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPostgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionPublic health practice stresses the central importance of overall population health improvement and, crucially, the reduction of health inequalities. Marked inequalities in health persist both within and between countries: inequalities can be seen across various axes including gender, race/ethnicity, and access to material resources, so, for example, deprived people have substantially poorer health than affluent people. This course provides a brief overview of the development of the public health movement and the key principles and values underpinning contemporary public health practice. It demonstrates the extent of inequalities in health within and between high (HICs) and low and middle income countries (LMICs) and critically examines current theories explaining how inequalities arise, focusing on behavioural/cultural, psychosocial, life course and structural/material explanations.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 1 (Sem 1), Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLectureLT2, Appleton Tower1-6 14:00 - 14:50
CentralSeminarseminar group 1 - room 2.14 Appleton Tower1-6 11:10 - 13:00
CentralSeminarseminar group 2 - room 4.18, David Hume Tower1-6 16:10 - 18:00
CentralSeminarseminar group 3 - LT1, Minto House1-6 09:00 - 10:50
CentralSeminarseminar group 4 - LT1, Minto House1-6 11:10 - 13:00
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students are expected to:
-Demonstrate a critical understanding of the development of the public health movement and the central importance of reducing health inequalities in public health practice
-Articulate different concepts of health and critically analyse them
-Demonstrate a critical understanding of the range of factors that influence individual and population health
-Identify and critically interpret information on inequalities in health
-Critically analyse social policy responses to health and social inequalities
-Demonstrate an understanding of the extent of inequalities in health within and between countries
-Critically examine contemporary debates regarding the causes of inequalities in health
Assessment Information
2500-3000 word essay.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Sarah Hill
Tel:
Email: s.e.hill@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Clare Nisbet
Tel:
Email: Clare.Nisbet@ed.ac.uk
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