Community and Public Health Approaches to Dementia 1
PostgraduateTAS-CAD5042025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 16 Feb 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Price from
- $1,654
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Community and Public Health Approaches to Dementia 1
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject , the student should be able to:
- Appraise the need for, and implementation of, public health initiatives that promote dementia risk reduction.
- Investigate the determinants of health which impact on dementia incidence, diagnosis, prognosis, and resources across the world in the context of health equity.
- Examine public health initiatives that benefit people living with dementia and those who care for them.
- Effectively explain evidence, arguments and advice on dementia support and prevention, in a variety of community contexts.
- Weeks 1-2 - Module 1: Introduction to public health
- Weeks 3-4 - Module 2: Understanding dementia as a public health issue
- Weeks 5-6 - Module 3: Public health initiatives to benefit people living with dementia and their carers
- Weeks 7-8 - Module 4: Determinants of health and dementia
- Weeks 9-10 - Module 5: Evidence for dementia risk factors
- Weeks 11-12 - Module 6: Public health initiatives for a future less impacted by dementia
- Week 13 - Subject wrap-up
This subject examines the evidence base for, and the potential impact of, community-level initiatives aimed at (1) reducing the incidence of dementia in the general population, and (2) improving quality of life for those living with dementia. These are classed as public health approaches to dementia. The large- scale impact of dementia on societies, both current and forecast, is surveyed, and used to inform an evaluation of effective public health strategies initiatives designed to reduce this impact. Initiatives investigated include community-wide inclusion and support of people living with dementia and their carers, such as dementia friendly communities and environments, and dementia risk reduction efforts. You will be encouraged to develop skills to explain evidence, arguments and advice on dementia support and prevention in a variety of community contexts.
- Quizzes (x 5) (15%)
- Literature Review (30%)
- Oral Presentation (25%)
- Poster and Written Summary and Reflection (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-DMC-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Dementia
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching arrangement: Online learning - approximately 10 hours per week
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Dementia
PostgraduateTAS-DMC-GCE