Bachelor of Public Health

The University of Wollongong Public Health courses are the science and technology of promoting healthy people, places and policies. Public Health improves the health and quality of life of a population, by working to prevent disease, extend health, and promote health by analyzing science and developing solutions to problems. This distance will provide you with an understanding of the most important issues affecting human health. You will develop skills in obtaining, reviewing and evaluating health information, planning and managing a health plan or project, and improving people's health. The most successful students can do an Honors year near the end of their development and use their research skills. Professional Recognition students may apply to become a full member of the Public Health Association of Australia.

Public health focuses on disease prevention, health promotion and health promotion. It is built on a multidisciplinary understanding of health that allows you to assess the basis of disease and well-being by looking at the vagaries of human behavior, physical space, socio-economic and cultural clarifications and management of health care. The Public Health Organization will provide a comprehensive view of public health and the critical issues it encounters. You will learn how to measure, plan, manage and evaluate health programs and services to prevent illness and promote good health in your communities. To gain a pragmatic understanding of the industry, you will look at basic public health approaches including: epidemiology, biostatistics, health systems, environmental health and social sciences.

During a Bachelor's degree in Public Health, students learn how to research public health issues, create and support health policies, and undertake educational activities to promote healthy living. Students also discover how to evaluate the health of all communities, looking at medical, social and economic factors that affect progress. So, graduating from the Public Health Ministry can mean a lot about politics and hospitality as it is about making sure that all levels of society receive appropriate medical care, or research and work on new solutions to unexpected health risks. After graduating from Public Health, you can usually follow one of these roles: a health care administrator, a health information specialist, a community health manager, and others.