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HSBH2008: Physical Activity and Population Health

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HSBH2008: Physical Activity and Population Health

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This unit of study provides students with an opportunity to develop an up-to-date critical understanding of the role of physical activity for the health of the population as well as the key principles that underpin population level physical activity interventions. Students will examine participation patterns and barriers to being physically active at a population level as well as explore the role of physical activity in the prevention and management of physical and mental chronic disease. The unit is largely multi-disciplinary and covers key factors that allow people to live happier and longer lives. Taking a lifespan approach, it promotes an understanding of direct and indirect implications of physical inactivity at each life stage. Particular emphasis is given to physical activity as a behaviour that is not merely a lifestyle 'choice' as is often portrayed, but rather the outcome of a complex web of societal, cultural, economic, political, and individual circumstances that lead to the formation of personal habits across the lifespan. The unit is largely interactive and will encourage students to discuss, debate, and critically evaluate the evidence. It provides the opportunity to participate in a project that has potential relevance to future employment. Students will also learn key research skills by undertaking a systematic literature review, equipping them with a solid foundation of evidence-based practice and policy development.

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Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Details

Study level	Undergraduate
Academic unit	Movement Sciences
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	48 credit points of units
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	None
Assumed knowledge: ?	None

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Understand the most essential statistical and methodological concepts of public health, epidemiology, and define physical activity as part of the 24-hour continuum, differentiating between key terms such as sedentary behaviour, physical activity, exercise, and fitness
LO2. Classify the main physical activity measurements and develop a good understanding of the strengths and limitations of each method
LO3. Discuss the use of physical activity and sedentary behaviour surveillance systems in Australia, other developed countries and the developing world, and identify common denominators in countries with similar prevalence patterns
LO4. Understand determinants and correlates of physical activity, and whether and how individual and population level physical activity determinants can be modified
LO5. Debate the role of the broader sociocultural, economic, and political environment as determinants of physical activity in children and adults and describe how physical activity habits in childhood influence future health and future behaviour in adulthood
LO6. Identify the positive wellbeing-promoting properties of physically active lifestyles (beyond disease prevention and treatment) for optimisation of and maintenance of functional ability, mental wellbeing, and independence at all ages, including an understanding of the complex links between mental wellbeing and physical activity
LO7. Debate the potential of self-monitoring for the population鈥檚 physical activity behaviour change, the promise of commercial wearable devices, public transportation and active transportation as drivers to self-monitoring physical activity
LO8. Differentiate between individual-level vs. population-level approaches to physical activity behaviour change and identify the main applications of each approach, determining the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of public health and individual level interventions in the context of health behaviours.

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Intensive February - March 2026	Block mode	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

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Intensive February - March 2027	Block mode	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

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Intensive February - March 2020	Block mode	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Intensive February - March 2021	Block mode	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Intensive February - March 2021	Block mode	Remote	View
Intensive February - March 2022	Block mode	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Intensive February - March 2022	Block mode	Remote	View
Intensive February - March 2023	Block mode	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Intensive February - March 2024	Block mode	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Intensive February - March 2025	Block mode	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

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HSBH2008: Physical Activity and Population Health

2027 unit information

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Details

Enrolment rules

Learning outcomes

Unit availability

Modes of attendance (MoA)

Disclaimer

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