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HPOL5007: Global Health Policy

The aim of this unit is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to identify and articulate political and policy processes at the global level, become familiar with institutions and actors involved in global health policy, and utilize strategies for influencing policy making at the global level. We analyse the influence and power of institutions and actors in the development and implementation of global health policy, and investigate the governance of global health policy responses. Teaching makes extensive use of current case studies from recognised experts in the field. By the end of this unit students will be able to: Explain the effects of globalization on health of populations; Demonstrate how events and trends in health and non-health areas affect global health policy; Identify and classify the different types of actors/institutions that influence health policy; Undertake a policy stakeholder analysis with reference to power, influence and interests; Develop strategies to influence global health policy development and implementation; Define global health governance and its role in structuring and regulating global health policy.

Code HPOL5007
Academic unit Public Health
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. explain the effects of globalisation on health of populations
  • LO2. demonstrate how events and trends in health and non-health areas affect global health policy
  • LO3. identify and classify the different types of actors/institutions that influence health policy
  • LO4. undertake a policy stakeholder analysis with reference to power, influence, and interests
  • LO5. develop strategies to influence global health policy development
  • LO6. define global health governance and its role in structuring and regulating global health policy.