MPH2031

Public health policy

(MED)

Dr D Legge

2 hours per week over 14 weeks

Synopsis: Health policy. Governmental institutions and their roles in public health. Legislative processes and the participants in them. Initiation and formulation of policy. Planning. Common approaches. Stakeholders and their role in public health planning. Institutional imperatives in the planning process. Strategies for influencing the development of public health plans. Case studies. Public health plans and the planning at State, regional and local levels. Processes of development; implementation and evaluation.

Assessment: Assignments