TM3402 - Health, Policy and Planning
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences |
Only available to Bachelor of Business (Health Management) students
Health professionals need an understanding of the interrelationships between public policy and planning for health service delivery. This subject will build the linkages between those two processes and discuss imortant factors that influence them. Methods used in policy development as well as in the planning and evaluation of health programs will be examined and practised. Power relationships will also be considered.
Learning Outcomes
- critically analyse health policies and planning processes;
- define health policy and planning;
- demonstrate an understanding of the health policy and planning process;
- identify some of the health policies and planning processes operating in their own health care setting;
- identify the factors that influence different aspects of the health policy and planning process.
| Prerequisites: | At least 18 credit points within the Course 20510 required prior to enrolment in this subject |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TM4401 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 7 | |
| Census Date 30-Jun-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching 22-Jun-2015 to 03-Jul-2015 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Gary Williams. |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); individual assignment (25%); group assignment (25%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.