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鈥楨pidemiological Transition鈥� is a module that will develop your understanding of the history of population health. The module aims to introduce you to concepts of epidemiological transition, so you can understand the global shift from higher mortality to lower mortality and critically interpret the agents of change in mortality and in distribution of leading causes of death. You will be able to discuss how health risks are changing and may change in the future. Specifically, you will cover topics including the epidemiological transition and demographic transition theories, a comparison of health over time, contemporary health, future health trends, and an introduction to the data sources and methods for measuring global health transitions.
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
- Summarise the agents for population health change
- Identify and appraise a wide range of population health resources including academic journals, online data repositories and public health information
- Present a review of existing evidence in a written report.
- Recall work in an online examination
This is an introductory module for Year 1 students on the BSc Population Health Sciences programme. There is availability for 新香港六合彩开奖结果elective students from other departments. Places are allocated on a 鈥榝irst come, first served鈥� basis on Portico when the module selection opens. Spaces are limited.
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Selected Reading List
- Population and Society (2013) Holdsworth C, Finney N, Marshall A and Norman P. London: Sage.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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