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Resources
Summer School Essays
Participants doing the Intermed summer school prior to the commencement
of the Graduate Certificate and Diploma had the option to do the course for
credit, which included a written exam and a major essay. The list of essay
topics from 2008-2013, presented below, show the broad and diverse range of
international health and development issues that were researched. A number
of essays in 2012 and 2013 can be accessed, with the permission of the author,
from the links below.
ESSAY
TOPICS 2008
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The Global Issue of Refugee Health with special
reference to Refugees arriving in North-Eastern
Tasmania: A Health Needs Analysis and Description of the
Initial Development of Local Medical Services.
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A review of the Aboriginal Health Worker and their role
in culturally appropriate maternity care in Australia,
2000 – 2008.
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The impact on health status of loss of traditional roles
of Indigenous males in remote Australia and the effects
on primary health care delivery to these groups.
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Community Health workers:
Factors in their recruitment and retention in
rural areas.
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Primary Health care in developing countries: a
comparative review of selected programmes.
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Effective Treatment of
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Refugees and Migrants
from developing countries.
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Overseas mission: the potential positive and negative
experiences for the children in missionary families – a
brief review of the literature.
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Indigenous Health in Australia: Third World Health in a
First World Country.
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The use of Essential Medicine Lists in developing
countries and the impact of TRIPS on access to essential
medications”.
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The culture, implications and recommendations
surrounding the practice of female genital mutilation.
ESSAY
TOPICS 2009
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Community
participation and maternal mortality.
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Malaria and Pregnancy.
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An overview of
prevention and treatment options for pregnant mothers
with malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa!
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The importance of
breastfeeding in developing countries.
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Attitudes towards Family Planning in Islamic
communities.
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Conflict, Disability
and Health: Post-conflict disability, its burden upon
the health system and strategies to address these issues
within the occupied Palestinian territories.
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What impact does the
provision of wheelchairs for people with a disability
have in meeting the Millennium Development Goals and
what are the issues and challenges associated with
wheelchair provision in less resourced settings?
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An Overview of the
Mental Health of Refugees.
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Malaria:
The non-drug methods of minimising malarial
transmission.
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Disability and
Rehabilitation in Cambodia.
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Malaria: How to prevent expatriates catching malaria in
Vanuatu on a short-term and long-term basis.
ESSAY
TOPICS 2010
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The role of Traditional Birth Attendants in training and
reduction in maternal mortality.
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Malaria - a leading cause of morbidity & mortality in
Papua New Guinea. How Insecticide Treated Nets can
make a difference.
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Primary Health Care of Indigenous Women in New Zealand:
Influences - past, present and future.
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How effective have the principles of primary health care
and community development been in addressing the issues
surrounding Aboriginal health in Australia?
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Mental health challenges in middle income countries: a
look at Malaysia and China.
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Teaching Personal Hygiene in a Vocational School in East
Asia
ESSAY
TOPICS 2011
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A review of the optimal physiological composition of
Oral Rehydration Therapy for developing contexts
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The role of faith-based organisation in health around
the world and the role of the Lutheran Church in health
in Central Australia
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Abortion: A Position Paper
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An Overview: Australian Indigenous health and poverty:
How are they related?
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Discuss the influence of culture on rehabilitation.
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Palliative Care in the developing world: an analysis of
current practices and proposed education framework for
undergraduate nurses in developing countries.
ESSAY
TOPICS 2012
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The Impact of Anaemia on Maternal Health in PNG
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A Review of Existing Methodologies of HIV/AIDS
Preventative Education for Adolescents in Uganda
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Hope for Central Australia
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Interrupting the Infection - Secondary Malnutrition
Cycle within
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A review: Health in Southeast Asia- a growing concern:
Myanmar
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The doctor to the disadvantaged
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Child health of refugees in Australia
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Setting up a clinic to treat casualties of the Arab
Spring
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The Community: are they involved in fighting against
HIV-AIDS burden
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Maternal and Child Health in Rwanda: strengths and
challenges
ESSAY
TOPICS 2013
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Palliative Care in Developing Countries
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Malaria – A disease of the poor. A cause and a
consequence of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dental Caries in rural populations of the Gulf Province,
Papua New Guinea
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The impact of trauma in developing countries
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Reducing maternal morbidity and mortality from
Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH in developing countries:
a midwifery perspective)
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Achieving Best outcomes for Intellectually Disabled (ID)
Children in Low and Middle Income Countries (LAMICs):
What is being done?
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Determining the Optimal Choice of Infant Nutrition in
Developing Countries During the First Six Months of
Life: Breast Milk Vs Formula
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Networking between community health programs: a
team-work approach to improving health service provision
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Palliative care
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Tuberculosis: Prevalence and Non-drug Prevention in
Malawi, Africa
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Exploring Australia’s ‘Gap’: What is it exactly?
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Obesity today and what is our responsibility as
Christians
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Dear Australia: A Call to a Silent Nation
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A Social Perspective on Addressing Indigenous Health
Inequality
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