| CODE | CLS1226 | ||||||
| TITLE | Gender and Health | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The proposed unit will explore the ways in which biological, psychological, behavioural, socio-cultural, economic and political factors affect the health of the different genders. The multi-factorial nature of health shall be investigated and the cost of ill-health shall be identified. Special con-sideration shall be given to health and safety at work as viewed through a gender lens and shall encompass the identification and analysis of such issues as well as relevant corrective measures. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to introduce students to the multidimensional nature of gender and health, with a particular emphasis on health at work, facilitating students’ awareness of the topic and fostering their ability to analyse and critically review this subject. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the basic concepts of health within the different genders; - Recognise the effect of biological, psychological, behavioural, socio-cultural, economic and political factors on health within the different genders; - Comprehend the toll of chronic diseases, disorders, injuries and men-tal ill-health on the different genders; - Identify how gender and health, along with health systems, vary both domestically and globally; - Recognise the effect of the various forms of work on health and gen-der, including domestic work, working from home and the sexual divi-sion of labour; - Understand the basic concepts of occupational health and safety as viewed through a gender lens, including risk assessment, control measures and relevant safety standards and legislature; - Discuss the promotion of health within the workplace and the devel-opment of gender-relevant policy. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss the multi-factorial disparities between the different genders and health; both locally and internationally; - Identify the effects of work on health and gender; - Develop tangible solutions and policies an agenda which seeks to con-trol disparities within the health sector and beyond the world of work and beyond. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - World Health Organisation (2006). Gender equality, work and health: A review of the evidence. May be retrieved from http://www.who.int/gender/documents/Genderworkhealth.pdf - World Health Organisation (2009). Women and health. May be retrieved from http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563857_eng.pdf - Government of Malta (2000). Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act (Chapter 424). Website: http://www.ohsa.org.mt/docs/laws/ohs_CAP424_00.pdf - Malta Health and Safety Authority Reference Materials. Website: http://www.ohsa.org.mt/ Supplementary Readings: - Chadder, P., & Duncan, M. (2014). Health and safety at work essentials. UK: Lawpack publishing Ltd. - Savona-Ventura, C., Buttiegieg, G. G., & Gatt, M. (2009). Obstetric outcomes in immigrants of African nationality. International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine; 2009, Vol. 21 Issue 3, 147-152. - Wilkins, D., Payne, S., Granville, G. & Branney, P. (2008). The Gender and Access to Health Services Study. Department of Health UK. May be retrieved from http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_092041.pdf |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michelle Cilia Luke Anthony Fiorini |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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