POPLHLTH 312 : Health and Pacific People in NZ

Medical and Health Sciences

2022 Semester One (1223) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

An overview of the major health issues facing Pacific peoples, including analysis of the key determinants of health status, focusing on approaches to improving health for Pacific peoples through research, policy, public health programmes and health services. A critique of dominant paradigms of health and well-being in relation to Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand is included with consideration of their effect on health outcomes.

Course Overview

The health and wellbeing of Pacific Peoples living in New Zealand is important. This course aims to provide an insight into the major health challenges facing our Pacific communities in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This includes critical analysis of the key determinants of their health and well-being. Further, it will consider evidence-based approaches to improve Pacific health outcomes through research, health policy, health management, public health programmes, health promotion, and other health care services improvement. 

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: POPLHLTH 210 Restriction: POPLHLTH 201

Course Contacts

Dr Gerhard Sunborn
Course Director
g.sunborn@auckland.ac.nz

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Critically discuss how the experience of migration and the determinants of health impact on Pacific people’s health and wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This will be canvassed using Pacific examples, case studies and research. (Capability 1.1, 2.1 and 6.2)
  2. Describe and discuss the burden of disease experienced by our New Zealand Pacific communities and explain how this relates to other communities in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This will be canvassed using Pacific examples, case studies and research. (Capability 2.2)
  3. Apply a number of theoretical concepts, including health transition theories, the healthy migrant effect, and the inverse care law and explore the relevance and impact of these theories for interpreting and understanding the experiences of New Zealand’s Pacific communities. This will be canvassed using Pacific examples, case studies and research. (Capability 1.2, 2.1, 2.2 and 3.2)
  4. Develop, deliver and evaluate health initiatives to Pacific communities in Aotearoa, New Zealand with an understanding of Pacific Models of Health and unique Pacific cultural traits. This will be accomplished primarily by looking at a specific Pacific case study. (Capability 1.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2 and 6.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Test 20% Individual Test
Project 20% Group & Individual Coursework
Assignments 20% Group & Individual Coursework
Final Exam 40% Individual Examination
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4
Test
Project
Assignments
Final Exam

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, each week you are expected to attend a 2 hours of lecture, a 1 hour tutorial, 2 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 5 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including tutorials to receive credit for components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including in-class tests (total value of 20%) are only able in-class.
The course will not include live online events.
Attendance on campus is required for the exam.

The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Course materials are made available in the course website located in the University’s learning platform CANVAS which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

A formative feedback survey will also be administered in week 4.

Other Information

This course is held at The University of Auckland Grafton Campus. 

Lectures are held from 11 am to 1pm every Tuesday.  (2-hour lecture)

Tutorials are on Friday at 10am-11am OR 11am-12pm.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The delivery mode may change depending on COVID restrictions. Any changes will be communicated through Canvas.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.