Public Health Training
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The Public Health Academy delivers half day courses on Public Health and Outbreak Management. Courses have been delivered across the country to a range of participants including staff working at health departments, emergency management and the federal government.
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Courses on offer
Core Concepts of Public Health
Half Day Course
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Learn key concepts in public health, major public health issues and approaches to deal with them in this half-day course. The course is an excellent professional development opportunity for anyone who is interested in developing or strengthening their knowledge of public health.
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You will learn key tools of public health and understand terms and jargon used in public health. The course introduces 6 important public health topics.
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Public Health Delivery
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Social Determinants of Health
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Basic Epidemiology
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Non-Communicable Diseases
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Communicable Diseases
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Risk Assessment
The course is taught in a very clear and easy-to-understand way, supported by videos, case scenarios and interactive exercises.​
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Outbreak Management
Half Day Course
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Go behind the scenes of communicable disease outbreaks and learn how they are detected, investigated and managed.
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This half day course is ideal for anyone who is interested
in developing or consolidating their knowledge of communicable disease outbreak management.
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With real-life examples drawn from local and international outbreaks, you will learn the key steps in outbreak management, basic analytical methods, control strategies,risk communication and escalation of the response.
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The course will use a multi-platform approach using videos, case-studies and interactive group exercises to make understanding the concepts easy, relevant and engaging. Participants will run through a simulated outbreak investigation to exercise the skills that they have learnt.
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For any inquiries about the courses on offer, please contact us at info@publichealthacademy.net