This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

This course examines behaviour as a key link in the causative chain for health outcomes and addresses relationships between behavioural risk factors and major chronic diseases. Relevant evidence, frameworks and the logic of understanding personal, social and environmental determinants of health risk behaviours is considered in relation to disease prevention and health promotion. It is highly recommended that students have some prior knowledge of principles of epidemiology, for example, the MPH core course PUBH7600 Introduction to Epidemiology or an equivalent. Please note that PUBH7122 (in Semester 2) builds upon behavioural epidemiology skills covered in PUBH7123 therefore it is advisable to complete PUBH7123 before PUBH7122. This course may not be offered if the enrolment is less than 10 students.