LEARNING OUTCOME
This course is the basic introductory course in the concepts of Health Systems and Public Health policies.
The aim of the course is for students to understand the objectives, basic principles and types of Health Systems as well as the terms and principles of setting priorities and planning Public Health policies.
Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to:
- have acquired the basic knowledge base regarding the basic principles governing Health Systems internationally and the basic types of Health Systems
- to have acquired a global understanding of the steps of planning Public Health policies
General Skills
- Autonomous Work
- Teamwork
- Decision making
COURSE CONTENT
- Theoretical part of the course
- Introduction
- The development of the welfare state and health services
- Goals of Health Systems
- Basic Principles of Health Systems Organization
- Types of Organization of Health Systems
- World Health Organization Health Systems Assessment Indicators
- The Greek Health System: Historical development, organization and staffing
- Health Systems in OECD countries
- Public health policies: principles and historical development
- Social policies and public health: The Health personalization of social issues
- Health priorities and planning steps
- Identification of population problems
- Sorting of priority needs
- Implementation of the programs
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs
- Examples of national action plans: analysis
- The position of agencies and users in the field of Public Health policies: The Greek and international experience
- The State
- The local authorities
- Patient organizations (associations, MIKYO, etc.)
STUDENT EVALUATION
Written/Oral final exam (100%) including:
Multiple choice questions
Resolve problems/cases
RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Andrioti, D., Roumelioti, A. 2007. Demography, Public Health and Health Policy. Papazisi Publications
- Soulis, S., Sarris, M., Theodorou, M. 2001. Health systems. Papazisi Publications
- Thomas, S., Bodenheimer, T., Grumbach, K. 2016. Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach. 7th Edition, Lange
- Related scientific journals:
- Health Policy-Journal Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/health-policy)
- Journal of Public Health Policy | palgrave (www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/41271)
EUDOXUS
- Συστήματα υγείας, Θεοδώρου Μ., Σαρρής Μ., Σούλης Σ. Λεπτομέρειες
- Τα οικονομικά της υγείας, Υφαντόπουλος Γιάννης Ν. Λεπτομέρειες