HSH768 - Health Economics in a Global Context
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: 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 - cloud: | 2 hours per week virtual class (Zoom) and weekly seminar exercise posted to a moderated online discussion group. Blackboard Collaborate recording will also be available. |
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.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Explain the socioeconomic determinants of health including links between health, development, education and the environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Compare and contrast the burden of disease (BoD) for developed and developing countries; and reflect on challenges from a health system perspective and how BoD information is applied in resource allocation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply health system building blocks, health financing and priority setting principles to real country case studies with respect to equity in health outcomes, access, social justice, service quality and sustainability, and develop solutions for gaps identified. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Evaluate the global commitment to development and public health challenges including disease epidemics, natural disasters and humanitarian crises, reflect on the successes and failures; and develop solutions for identified failures/gaps. | GLO2: Communication |
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) | 2500 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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