PUBH2204 Disease Prevention and Control (University of Western Australia): rated 4.0/5 overall across 25 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PUBH2204 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Population and Global Health in Health. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 疾病预防与控制
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Health
Faculty: Population and Global Health
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit focuses on the examining the burden, prevention and control of both communicable (infectious) and non-communicable diseases. The unit will examine why cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, chronic lung disease, mental health, over- and under-nutrition and emerging infectious diseases are a problem in Australian and global populations and explore the frameworks and approaches used in their prevention and control.
PUBH2204 has 25 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 9 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 16 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Cannot stress PUBH2204. I got 94 on that unit, didn’t watch any lectures, exam online, but you still have to put effort in the worksheets, assignments and exam. Good thing with that unit is the U/C gives out a lot of help so for worksheets u do in class full marks already. The a…"
On Reddit: "When I did PUBH2204 last year, it was a super easy going unit. There was an in person class every other week, and the weeks that there wasn’t a class there was a super easy online activity to submit. The assignments were participation ( attendance + online submissions) an infogr…"
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Q: Is PUBH2204 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 25 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PUBH2204, and when is it offered?
A: PUBH2204 is taught by the Population and Global Health. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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