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NURS1003: Population Health and Health Equity
2026 unit information
In this unit of study students are provided a broad perspective of the health of Australian and global contemporary societies. This unit of study introduces students to the cultural, political, historic, socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health and their intersection with person-centred nursing practice. Students will develop their understanding of population health through a human rights, justice and equity lens to recognise health inequities between and within population groups. Understanding the patterns and distribution of health and illness is critical to understanding the relationship between the social determinants of health and population health outcomes. Students will critically engage with population health data, policy frameworks and Indigenous knowledge systems to guide person centred nursing practice to challenge power structures and cultural systems that perpetuate issues of access, social exclusion and inequity within contemporary Australian society.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Analyse the intersection of culture, politics, history, socioeconomic status, and environmental determinants of health through an understanding of global and national human rights movements, policy frameworks and Indigenous knowledge systems.
- LO2. Describe the key concepts of social justice, human rights and cultural safety that address health inequities between and within global and national societies in relation to person centred practice.
- LO3. Understand and articulate the historical and social influences on health, and their intersection with contemporary primary health care principles.
- LO4. Analyse the relationship between climate change, sustainability, health care delivery and outcomes, and how this relates to global and national strategic frameworks and international goals.
- LO5. Understand and articulate how epidemiological data and research relates to person centred practice across the lifespan.
- LO6. Demonstrate an understanding of the philosophy of Primary Health Care as a framework to guide nursing practice.
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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