PUBH631: Disease Prevention and Management

Assessment task 3 Practice reflection To complete the assessment, students will reflect upon PUBH631 content. In the unit you have examined infectious diseases, non-communicate diseases (NCDs) including urban environments in relation to NCDs, public health responses to emergencies and injuries. Instructions

(a) identify what you have learnt in this unit and how it extends your existing knowledge and skills.

(b) how you believe it will inform your future practice Please ensure that your discussion post includes at least two references. How to participate Post a discussion post in a microsoft word document. Upload this to 'AT3 submission dropbox' How you will be evaluated Your discussion post will be marked according to a "AT3 Rubric".

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1. Demonstrate specialised knowledge of disease prevention and management strategies, and emergency/disaster responses, in the context of public health practice
2. Distinguish between different types of prevention and management strategies and decide on their applicability to particular diseases or circumstances
3. Critique specific policies, interventions and service models in relation to disease prevention and management strategies and emergency/disaster responses
4. Evaluate the long-term impact of disease prevention and management strategies at a community or population level
5. Apply program management approaches to disease prevention and management strategies used in public health
6. Design a disease prevention or management strategy that appropriately responds to an assessed need and integrates knowledge of program management approaches