PHCA9204 Policy Development for Public Health

Associate Professor Darlene McNaughton

2015

1 x 5-day intensive workshop once-only
1 x 12-hour independent study weekly
1 x 50-minute on-line exercises weekly

1 Admission into DPH-Doctor of Public Health
2 36 unit(s) of PHCA85%
3 2 of PHCA9201, PHCA9205
4 Admission into DPH/R-Doctor of Public Health by research
5 2 of PHCA9201, PHCA9205
Must Satisfy: ((1 and 2 and 3) or (4 and 5))

Knowledge of principles of public health and research methods.

Assignment (100%)

This topic examines the social construction of health problems and the ways in which public policy is a result of the definition and representation of social problems. This challenges assumptions that public policy is a result of rational problem-solving and objective decision-making. It will look at policies themselves: they way in which they are typically developed and analysed and enablers and barriers to implementation. The topic focuses on critical appraisals of examples of public health policies and the role of research in their development.

The aims of this topic are to develop students' skills in synthesizing public health research, policy and practice through a critical appraisal of examples of policy development and allocation of resources to address health inequalities.

By the end of this topic students will be able to:

Analyse how public health problems are presented
Identify issues impacting on the development of public health policy
Carry out an advanced analysis of a public health policy

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2015 are no longer published.

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