SOCSCIPH 300

Current Debates in Health and Health Policy


Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for SOCSCIPH 300.

Description

The recent histories of central intellectual debates in health and health policy and their relevance for and in the New Zealand context, including: the "medicalisation" of social issues, the "socialisation" of medical issues, cross-national health policy analysis, the rationing of health resources (global and local perspectives), defining and measuring health outcomes (accountability and responsibility in health service delivery), health service management (medics or managers) and health in a diverse society.

Availability 2016

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Tara Coleman

Reading/Texts

Readings will be made available on Cecil at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

SOCSCIPH 300: 15 points

Prerequisites

SOCSCIPH 200

Restrictions

HLTHSOC 300