Unit of Study PBHL1003 Foundations of Health and Health Care Systems (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the key issues and theoretical concepts into the organisation and function of the Australian health care system. Public health approaches and models of health care are explored. Students learn how health is shaped by social, political, environmental, cultural and economic factors, and how that knowledge shapes effective health care. Lastly, health informatics, emerging health technologies and current and future directions in healthcare will be presented.

Unit content

The Australian healthcare and international healthcare systems
Social determinants of health
Public health and policy
Global health (Climate change, Planetary Health & Sustainability)
Emerging health technologies
Responding to current challenges and future directions of healthcare

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term1,3	Term1,3
Gold Coast	Term1,3,4	Term1,3,4
Lismore	Term1,3	Term1,3
Online	Term1,3,4	Term1,3,4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify the structures, funding and models of care within the Australian healthcare system and within the broader context of international healthcare

describe the role of social determinants and health literacy in the health of Australians

cooperatively communicate the impact of various health policies, priorities and frameworks on health promotion and health service delivery in Australia

examine the current and future directions of healthcare within the context of health technologies and global health issues

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	60%
Presentation	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	60%
Presentation	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	60%
Presentation	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Essay	60%
Presentation	40%

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Domestic

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