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Public Health Policy Development

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:23.09.2024 15:40:05
Study Course Information
Course Code:SVUEK_127LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; Public HealthTarget Audience:Public Health
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Sanita Lazdiņa
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Institute of Public Health
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svekatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)6Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes24
Total Contact Hours32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Prior knowledge in public health.
Objective:
The aim of the course is to develop an understanding of the process of public health policy-making and the opportunities and ways to influence it through the representation of different actors, both governmental and non-governmental.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Public health policy: development, decision-making process and implementation, parties involved and analysis. Current trends and challenges.Lectures2.00auditorium
2Public health policy in Latvia – parties involved and policy analysis. Case studies.Classes2.00auditorium
3Agenda-setting and lobbying: actors, strategies, techniques. Public health policy communication – channels and tools.Lectures1.00auditorium
4Decision-making in public health policy: simulation.Classes2.00auditorium
5Global public health policy and its interaction with the state.Lectures1.00auditorium
6Public health policy from different national perspectives: individual project presentations.Classes2.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
At the end of the course, each student is required to produce one paper on a topic of their choice. The aim of this paper is to broaden students’ perspectives on public health policy development in different countries.
Assessment Criteria:
• Participation in seminars (including presentation of the paper) - 30%; • Essay - 20%; • Individual project - 30%; • Exam mark - 20%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:At the end of the course, students should be able to evaluate, explain and understand the processes within the framework of which health policy is made.
Skills:To apply the knowledge gained in lectures to public health policy analysis.
Competencies:Ability and understanding to influence political direction and decision-making processes on behalf of the public health sector.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Guest, Charles, et.al. Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice. Oxford University Press, 2013.
2Nickitas, Donna, Donna Middaugh, and Veronica Feeg (eds). Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals. Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2020.
3Coveney, John. “Analyzing Public Health Policy: Three Approaches.” Health Promotion Practice 11, no. 4. 2010: 515-521. (akceptējams izdevums)
4Parackal, M., et.al. “Dynamic Transactional Model: A Framework for Communicating Public Health Messages via Social Media.” Perspectives in Public Health 20, no. 10. 2020.
5Understanding Public Health. Making Health Policy, edited by Kent Buse, Nicholas Mays, and Gill Walt, MacGrawHill Open University Press, 2012.
6Greer, Scott, et.al. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About European Union Health Policies but Were Afraid to Ask. World Health Organization, 2019. 63-93.
Additional Reading
1Oliver, Thomas. “The Politics of Public Health Policy.” Annual Review of Public Health 27, 2006, 195-233.
2Brownson, Ross, et.al. “Understanding Evidence-Based Public Health Policy.” AMJ Public Health 9, no. 99. 2009: 1576-1583.
3Kickbusch, Ilona. “The End of Public Health as We Know It.” Public Health 18, no. 7. 2004: 459-538.
4Orme, Judy, et al. Public Health for the 21st Century. McGraw-Hill Education, 2007.