COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL STUDY OF HEALTH SYSTEMS

CPH5CHS

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, China Health Program students learn about policy making for public health. The comparative and historical study of health systems underpins the technical languages in which public health policy is analysed and developed. Exploration of key episodes in health development in different countries contributes to deep judgement in public health policy making. This unit explores and compares health systems in different countries including historical and contemporary contexts. It focuses on challenges, options and debates in relation to health care reform (including public health). The study program includes key health policy topics such as: health care financing and health insurance; primary health care and community health; health promotion and pharmaceuticals policy. We explore themes and issues in health sector reform world wide, including links with economic reform. This subject is only taught in Bilingual for China Health Program students.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: George Liu

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Students should browse the European Observatory of Health Care Systems

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: WHO website

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Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: WHO

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URL: http://www.who.dk/eprise/main/who/progs/obs/toppage

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Mastery of theoretical knowledge about health system arrangements, socio-political context and histories of development of selected national health systems
02. Critically review generic features of health systems
03. Synthesise complex problems relating to current health system issues from China and draw lessons from comparative and historical policy study
04. Master advanced skills in policy analysis and policy development
05. Apply key principles of comparative and historical policy analysis

China (Harbin Medical Uni), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 0 - 0
Ten 5.00 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
Teaching hours are extended to allow bilingual delivery

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Examination (2 hours, 2000-word equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5

3,000-word report (health system analysis)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Group presentation (5 minutes/member, 500-word equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

China (Harbin Medical Uni), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 0 - 0
Ten 5.00 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
Teaching hours are extended to allow bilingual delivery

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Examination (2 hours, 2000-word equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5

3,000-word report (health system analysis)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Group presentation (5 minutes/member, 500-word equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

China (Harbin Medical Uni), 2020, Week 15-27, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 0 - 0
Ten 5.00 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
Teaching hours are extended to allow bilingual delivery

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Examination (2 hours, 2000-word equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5

3,000-word report (health system analysis)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Group presentation (5 minutes/member, 500-word equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO3, SILO4, SILO5