Health Systems Development: Health systems, Policy and Research
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Health Systems Development: Health systems, Policy and Research
This course is part of Health Systems Development Specialization
Instructor: Dr Sondus Hassounah
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Assess the health impacts of policies, plans, and projects in order to make recommendations for decision makers to prevent disease and promote health
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There are 4 modules in this course
This specialization is intended for people interested in health systems and how they function. Participants will learn about the global health systems landscape and the challenges and opportunities to achieve better health outcomes.
This specialisation is divided into three courses which are offered as massive online open access courses (Courses 1-3), and a fourth course which is offered as part of the Online MPH degree (capstone). The Health Systems Development specialisation is geared toward learners who have no prior knowledge of health systems or those who are starting to explore this area of study. Overall, sessions in this specialisation span 16 week with approximately 96 hours of viewing learning materials per week. Formative assessments in the form of quizzes and activities are incorporated throughout the weeks to help learners gauge their level of depth of understanding and to prepare them for their summative assessments. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a range of areas within health systems. The first course will introduce the main building blocks of health systems and shed some light on key components of well-functioning health systems including how health system performance is assessed. In course two, students will learn how to conduct a health impact assessment and how to assess the impacts of policies, plans and projects, as well as how that support decision-makers make choices regarding alternatives and improvements to prevent disease or injury and to actively promote health. The third course explores human resources for health and service delivery. In this course, students will learn about and analyse country experiences in transforming health services delivery, and interventions and to address human resources for health challenges at a global level. By the end of this specialisation, learners should be able to identify key components of, and critically compare, different health systems; analyse country experiences in transforming services; and apply theoretical framework for assessing the health impacts of policies, plans and projects.
This week you will learn about health impact assessment, what that means in terms of assessing the health impacts of policies, plans and projects, and how that helps decision-makers make choices about alternatives and improvements to prevent disease or injury and to actively promote health.
What's included
5 videos9 readings2 assignments3 discussion prompts1 plugin
5 videos•Total 26 minutes
- Health Impact Assessment: What, Why and How?•5 minutes
- Health Impact Assessment: Frameworks and Tools•7 minutes
- Opportunities and Challenges Facing Health Impact Assessments•5 minutes
- Health Impact Assessment in Practice - Part 1•4 minutes
- Health Impact Assessment in Practice - part 2•4 minutes
9 readings•Total 190 minutes
- About Imperial College and the Team•10 minutes
- How to be successful in this course?•10 minutes
- Grading Policy•10 minutes
- Glossary and Reading List•10 minutes
- Health Impact Assessment: Approaches•25 minutes
- Health Impact Assessment: Frameworks and Tools•30 minutes
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Health Impact Assessment in Low-Middle Income Countries•40 minutes
- A Health Impact Assessment of the Liverpool Hospital Redevelopment Appraisal Stage•25 minutes
- A Health and Equity Assessment of a Large Oil Project in Africa•30 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Basics of Health Impact Assessment•30 minutes
- Health Impact Assessment Basics and Health Impact Assessment Tools•30 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 75 minutes
- Nice to meet you!•10 minutes
- Outline a recent government project or policy in your country.•25 minutes
- Reflect on the importance of the role of a health impact assessment•40 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Complete our short pre-course survey•15 minutes
This week you have the opportunity reflect on what you've learned earlier, particularly the enablers and barriers faced by public health specialists when conducting a health impact assessment, as you apply a theoretical framework for assessing the health impacts of policies, plans, and projects and design a health impact assessment based on provided data.
What's included
2 videos1 peer review1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 5 minutes
- Introduction to Health Impact Assessment Exercise•4 minutes
- Recap•2 minutes
1 peer review•Total 210 minutes
- Conduct a Rapid Health Impact Assessment•210 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 25 minutes
- Reflect on process of conducting a HIA-challenges and opportunities•25 minutes
This week you will focus on how health systems can, and need to be, be resilient to adapt to the changing health landscape. Attention will be on the role of health policy and systems research to tackle these issues.
What's included
4 videos5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 20 minutes
- What is Health Policy and Systems Research?•5 minutes
- Opportunities and Challenges for Health Policy and Systems Research and Evidence Informed Policy Making•5 minutes
- Evidence Informed Decision Making in Health: Case Studies from Around the World•7 minutes
- Recap•3 minutes
5 readings•Total 175 minutes
- What is Health Policy and Systems Research and Why Does it Matter?•45 minutes
- Health Policy and Systems Research: The Future of the Field•30 minutes
- Evidence Informed Policy in Action•45 minutes
- Policy Response Systematic Reviews•30 minutes
- Contribution of Heath Policy and Systems Research Towards advancing UHC•25 minutes
1 assignment•Total 35 minutes
- Health Policy and Systems Research Contribution to Evidence Informed Policy Making•35 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 25 minutes
- Reflect on health policy and systems research, universal health coverage and sustainable development goals•25 minutes
This week the focus will be on your potential perspective roles as future health systems researchers and how you can influence change. You will have the opportunity to discuss the relevance and importance of health policy and system research in informed decision making and reflect on your role and responsibility as a public health specialist/ health systems researcher.
What's included
4 videos3 readings1 peer review1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 14 minutes
- The Role of Health Policy and Systems Research in Global Health•6 minutes
- Introduction to Peer Review•4 minutes
- Recap•2 minutes
- Course 2 Recap•2 minutes
3 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Your Role in Health Policy and Systems Research•15 minutes
- Resources in Health Policy and Systems Research•15 minutes
- Looking forward to MOOC 3•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 210 minutes
- Reflect on the Role of a Health Systems Researcher•210 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 25 minutes
- Reflection on your role as health policy and system researcher in a global health landscape•25 minutes
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Reviewed on Jul 28, 2020
Lecturers and Facilitators should monitor how students review each other's work.Otherwise, it was a great course and great content!
Reviewed on Sep 22, 2020
This course is good if you want to upskill your competence around Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and its implications to health systems policy decisions.
Reviewed on Nov 7, 2020
To the course Professors Thank you for a very informative course.Samantha HenryGuyana
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