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Introduction to Health Policy

HPOL5000

To develop a critical and comparative understanding of the history, theory and practice of health policy. To give an overview of the political choices and frameworks - national and global - that shape policymaking.Learning objectives:- acquire a critical understanding of the basic history and features of the Australian health system- understand the main frameworks used to analyse and make policy- understand the main issues in the translation of policy into practice- demonstrate the capacity to apply these understandings in particular settings through case studies.Content:This unit explores the main structures and institutions that make health policy. The unit examines debates over policy frameworks, and the evidence and advocacy in setting priorities. Conflicts over health policy will be placed in broader contexts - comparing different health systems and assessing global influences. Case studies will be used to examine the relationships between policy and practice.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 1

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: HPOL5000

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: No

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