Child Public Health

Overview

Child Public Health is a master’s-level subject from The University of Melbourne. The subject is available as a professional development short course for people from a wide range of disciplines, including those who work directly with children and their families.

In this professional development program, you’ll learn about influences on child public health from an Australian perspective to enhance your expertise in working with children and their families. 

About the program

The program provides an overview of the factors that influence the health, development and wellbeing of children and the implications of these factors on the life course. Using the ecological model as its framework, the subject explores a range of contemporary child health issues, including but not limited to education and care environments, the impact of poverty and disadvantage, indigenous and cross-cultural issues, nutrition, integrated service delivery, and child-focused policy development. The program provides participants with skills and knowledge to understand and respond to child public health issues.

This program is available to those with an interest in children’s health and wellbeing, public health, community child health, and community paediatrics. Individuals may wish to do the subject as part of their continuing educational qualification or for professional development purposes.

Course outcome: Participants will increase their knowledge and understanding of the factors influencing child health and well being in the public health context. Participants will also develop their capacity to respond effectively to child public health issues in their own community and work environment.

Course objectives: The subject is designed to enable participants to:

  • Develop an understanding of factors that influence the health, development and well-being of children and the implications of these factors on the life course.
  • Increase their knowledge of the principles underpinning public health approaches to the health, development and wellbeing of children, through exploration of contemporary child public health issues, policy and practice.
  • Gain experience in addressing contemporary child public health issues.

Completion of this subject as part of a master’s degree will earn you 12.5 credit points. Refer to The University of Melbourne handbook for details.

Contact us

For all enquiries please email Cathy Archer, Program Administration.