HSH768 - Health Economics in a Global Context
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Julie Abimanyi-Ochom |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour seminar each week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 hour weekly class (recording provided) and 1 hour weekly seminar exercise posted to a moderated online discussion group |
Content
This unit introduces health economics in an international context. The unit provides an overview of the overarching health challenges internationally from an economic perspective using case studies for illustration. Policies and strategies that have been developed to improve human health will be highlighted as well as the challenges in undertaking research in a resource poor setting.
The unit will explore:
- socioeconomic determinants of health including linkages between health and development; health and education; health and the environment; and the impact of cultural and traditional beliefs on health
- the global burden of disease including contemporary issues in developing countries (for example patterns of disease, the interaction between the environment and health, and major health problems)
- the nature of health systems including alternative models for health financing and service delivery; and
- the WHO's commitment to achieve global health.
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| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit | |
| ULO1 | Explain the socioeconomic determinants of health including links between health, development, education and the environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse differences in the pattern of the global burden of diseases in both developing and developed countries. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Explain the disease burden of major health problems in developing countries especially malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and child and maternal mortality; and the challenges from a health system perspective. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Analyse alternative health care financing models from an international perspective with respect to equity in health outcomes and access, social justice, service quality and sustainability. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Explain the practical challenges of undertaking health research in developing countries. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO6 | Explore the relationship between the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and economic development. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: In-trimester exercises and tutorial participation | 11 exercises, 300 words each, best 6 will be assessed | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Individual assignment (report plus presentation) | 2,500 words | 60% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSH768 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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