健康科学学士-公共卫生

卫生科学学士学位是三年制学位，适用于那些希望在公共卫生，毛利卫生，太平洋卫生等领域从事卫生工作的人员，例如卫生保健系统中的案例经理或护理协调员。随着我们面临重要的健康挑战，例如人口老龄化，慢性病（例如糖尿病）增加，健康资源有限以及环境变化及其对健康的影响，对公共卫生方法的需求日益增长。<br>公共卫生的重点是通过社会的有组织的努力来预防疾病和促进人民的健康。这将其与个人医疗保健的实践区分开来，因为它涉及跨部门和学科的集体行动，重点关注人群和社区。它非常重视健康平等，并减少健康方面的种族和社会经济不平等现象
The University of Otago's expertise in public health is nationally and internationally recognised. Learn from inspirational teachers and explore aspects that influence health and health equity, such as housing, climate change, wealth distribution, policies, systems and power, and public health responses to them.Public health is a diverse and vital area. Issues that influence public health are often changing and knowledge is constantly evolving.With a focus on the health of populations and communities, public health looks at how we can prevent and control diseases, prolong life, and promote health.Public Health involves collective action across sectors and disciplines with a strong focus on reducing ethnic and socioeconomic inequities in health.<br>Graduates majoring in Public Health will have the knowledge and skills to work in a range of areas in the wider health sector, including government and non-government organisations in areas such as hauora Mori, health policy, and health promotion.