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27 May 2008
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Description
Select a social or economic determinant of health or wellbeing that is clearly outside the health sector and:
a) use a theory or model from the topic to demonstrate how it contributes to inequities in health a population level.
b) use the same model or theory to develop a vision of a society in which the social or economic determinants you have chosen now makes a significant contribution to equitable improvements in health at population level.
c) critically analyse how the social or economic determinants you have chosen could be changed by referring to Block 3 readings.
EITHER
the politics
OR
the praxis of public health
Important Information
The essay should be analytical and not mearly descriptive. It should demonstrate an understanding of the theories and models presented in the topic. It is expected that students will relate their assignments tot eh available theoretical material, provided in the course. Students are not expected to undertake original reseach as part of this assignment
Your will be required to email an essay plan to your tutor by week 10. Paln should not exceed 2 pages. we should use the MS Word comments too in the 'track changes' component of the software.
Assignment criteria
Provide a lucid introduction that decribes how you approach the question and how it is structured
clearly answer all parts of the question show a sophisticated understanding of evidence and models explaining how social determinants affect equity and inequity in health and wellbsing at a population level.
demonstrate capasity to explain and apply relevent theory.
justify any conclusions reached with well-formed arguments not merly assertion.
comply with normal acidemic standards of legibility and bibligraphical details be presented clearly with accurate spelling, grammer and sentence and paragraph construction.
readings
Baum Fran (2003) primary health care: can the dream be revived? Development in practice, vol 13, No 5. Nov 2003 Pp. 515-519
Keleher Helen, MacDougall Colin & Murphy Berni. chapter 24 Re-imagining health promotion in Helen Keleher, colin MacDougall & Berni Murphy (Eds) (2007) Understanding Health Promotion. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Pp. 355-360
Keleher Helen. Public and Population Health: Strategic Responses in Keleher, helen, Murphy Berni (Eds) (2004) Understanding Health: A determinants Approach.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press Pp. 97-112
Marmot Michael (2001) Economic and Social determinant of Disease. Bulletin of the world Health Organisation, 79 (10) Pp.988-996
McKinlay Joyn B. (1974) Chapter 2 A case for refocussing upstream: The Political Economy of Illness In Applying Behavioural Science to Cardivascular Riask, Proceeding Of American heart Association Conference, seattle Wash. June 17-19, 1974 Pp 9-25
McKinlay John B, Marceau lisa D. (2000) To Boldy Go.... American Journal of Public Health January 2000. vol, 90 No.1, Pp. 25-33
Ryan, William. (1976). Ch 1 'The art of savage discovery: How to blame the victim'. In Blaming the victim Ed by William Ryan. New York: Vintage Press Pp 3-29
Tesh, Sylvia. (1988). Ch 7 'Individualism and science'. In hidden arguments: polictical ideology and disease prevention policy. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, Pp. 154-177 and 204-206.
NEED a 2 Page essay plan by end of week 10 23rd May 08
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