Public Health Policy & Global Change (P01934)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HEA-P-PHP&GC

Globalisation involves challenges to key features of the traditional public health disciplinary base, population focus and policy orientation. These challenges must be understood by practitioners because they shape the way in which public health questions are formulated and the social relevance of public health responses. The course will provide an introduction to global challenges to key public health concepts such as health, health equity and models of epidemiology, and to the public health powers and responsibilities of governments.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

International Public Health Policy, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to:-
1) Critically assess the normative basis of public health and its historical emphasis on health inequalities.
2) Understand and assess a conceptual framework for analysing the health policy process.
3) Critically examine key debates concerning globalisation and examine its diverse implications for public health.
4) Understand competing conceptions of power and authority and their significance in health policy.
5) Examine the changing roles of the state and market actors and their implications for public health.
6) Critically examine the role of epidemiology in public health policy.