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SOCSCIPH 300 : Current Debates in Health and Health Policy

Undergraduate course

Project description

1. To provide an information base on health and health policy debates in New Zealand, set in a context of international health policy and considerations of: broader social factors that influence health and health policy; the urban environment and its influence upon health-related outcomes and experiences, and the implications for policy; detailed discussion of related case studies of health, and health services, and selected policies; and examination of relationships between research, policy and health. 2. To encourage a broad social science approach to health and health policy debates. 3. To explore social approaches to equity and health care, including issues of access and ethical arguments. 4. To explore health and health policy in the context of a diverse society and urban environments. 5. To consider how and whether health policy makes a difference to health outcomes. 6. To provide opportunities for critical analysis and debate about the issues examined. 7. To enhance students� skills in written and oral communication.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Analyse current health and health policy issues using interdisciplinary social science perspectives (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Apply social science concepts to a range of health and health policy problems (Capability 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.1) Demonstrate knowledge of health and health policy issues relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand and diverse populations (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Communicate using social scientific language (Capability 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1 and 5.2) Evaluate interdisciplinary frameworks and their potential to support ecological approaches to health and equity (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2 and 4.1) Explain broad social factors that facilitate and constrain policy attempts to improve health outcomes (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1 and 5.2)