MPH2035

Health economics, management and evaluation (6 points)

(MED)

Leader: Associate Professor R Carter

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2003 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis: The contribution of health economics & health program evaluation to the practice of public health. Key economic concepts & their role in increasing welfare; health care as an economic commodity; the value of economic analysis in promoting an efficient & equitable health care system; the role of economic appraisal in the evaluation of health care services; evaluation strategies appropriate to the particular stages of the program cycle; differences between process, impact & outcome evaluation; different types of evaluation design.

Assessment: Assignments