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Master of Science in Health Management (Academic Year 2018/2019) - Public Health Management

Public Health Systems and Public Health Policy


Credits: 6
Content language:English
Course description

In the module Public Health Systems and Public Health Policies issues such as: Health, legal protection, the restructuring of the systems operation of public hospital units, the total changes after research, the new functional structures of public hospitals, the national health systems in Europe and in the US, the similarities and differences in the national health systems in Europe as well as the cultural factors that affect health systems in Europe, public health policies, educational and supportive operations in public health systems, measurement of health systems and health policies, are described and developed. The topics of public health systems and public health policies are contained in the subject matter of the course, with the simultaneous development of the combination of the functions of hospital units and the establishment of health systems for an effective and efficient public health service. In addition, part of the course are also the procedures for detecting the needs of populations and the corresponding policy development, the monitoring and measuring of performance in public health services, the legislation and the European directives.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites needed.

Objectives

At the end of the course students is expected to learn:

  • the Public Health systems in Europe and USA
  • the relevant national legislative reforms
  • the restructuring plan of public hospital units in relation to scientific facts
  • the new functional structures for the provision of public health services
  • the similarities and the differences in public health systems
  • public health policies
  • the relevant legislation
  • the aims and objectives
  • educational and supportive operations
  • the importance of the measurement of health systems.
Program
  1. Public Health Systems and Public Health Policies
  2. Health and Legislative Protection
  3. Hospital System Reforms
  4. Global Changes in Research and new Operational Structures
  5. Health Systems in Europe and in USA
  6. Health Systems in Europe and in USA (II part)
  7. Similarities and Differences in Health Systems
  8. Health Policy
  9. Measurement of Health Systems
  10. Health Systems and Health Policies
Book

All didactic material is located in the Books and Articles section of the Module.

Exercises

By the end of the Module you have to submit a 2000 word essay on the following topic:

“What should be the components of a successful national public health system?”.

Professor
Kyriakos Kouveliotis
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Prof. Kyriakos Kouveliotis - Professor of Leadership and International Relations
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