This course will equip those working in health policy and economics with the skills needed to critically appraise, analyse and use information and data for policy and practice-related decision making.
The Sydney Professional Certificate in Data Literacy for Health Policymakers consists of 2 online and block mode units of study that equip health policy and economics professionals with the skills required to inject data into policymaking.
This course will increase your understanding of the links between evidence, policy and practice. You will build skills in making an evidence-based case for change and implementing policy.
Upon completion, students will be able to critically appraise research studies, primary information sources, and health economic evaluations for policy making and analyse these in context. You will be able to define the boundaries and key features of health policy, identify policy instruments and how they function, understand the main frameworks used for analysing health policy, apply methods and principles of health economics, and critically analyse the role of economic evidence in informing policy decisions in health decision-making in Australia.
Units of study:
- Health Policy and Health Economics (HPOL5000)
- Evidence into Policy and Practice (HPOL5008)
Please see below under What you’ll study for unit of study details.
Who should study this course?
Public health, health policy and economics professionals who wish to improve their information and data literacy for health policymaking.