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PBH1103

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 22 November 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Coordinator(s)

Dr Charles Livingstone

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

In this unit, students will examine the political foundations of health promotion and public health policies in Australia. They will be introduced to health policy, policy development processes and theories that underpin them. Interest groups and the challenges they pose to decision-making processes, will be discussed. The social and political impacts of health policy will be introduced, as will the jurisdictional responsibilities held by different levels of government for health policies. Preliminary concepts of power, authority and influence will be discussed. Students will learn fundamentals of the critical skills for policy analysis in the context of case studies of effective advocacy that have influenced health policy development in Australia.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Develop an understanding of health policy as a key dynamic element of the determinants of health, with effects on the health of populations and societies.
  2. Identify the major structures, systems and institutions that contribute to the health policy environment with emphasis on health promotion and public health policy.
  3. Describe how different processes can be engaged to inform public health policy.
  4. Discuss types of health policy within the context of Australia's federal system.
  5. Explain the role of government and their agencies, non-government organisations (NGOs) and the community in the development and implementation of health policy.
  6. Distinguish between different types of stakeholder influence and involvement, and how these are used in policy development.

Assessment

Group presentation (20 minutes) (15%) & critical analysis (900 words) (15%)
Written case study (1,800 words) (30%)
Examination (MCQs and short answer questions) (2 hours) (40%)

Hurdle requirement:
80% attendance at tutorials and participation in online tasks.

Workload requirements

6 hours per week contact hours plus 6 hours per week private study.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Charles Livingstone

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Health science

Prohibitions

HSC3072, PHH3072.