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Study Course Description
Public Health Policy Development
Course Code
SVUEK_127
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Public Health
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Sanita Lazdiņa
Structure Unit Manager
Anda Ķīvīte-Urtāne
Structural Unit
Institute of Public Health
Contacts
Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek@rsu.lv, +371 67338307
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to develop an understanding of the process and opportunities and ways of shaping public health policy through the representation of different actors, both governmental and non-governmental, as well as to provide practical skills in policy-making and analysis
Preliminary Knowledge
Prior knowledge in public health.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.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.
Individual work and tests
Individual work • Essay
Skills
1.To apply the knowledge gained in lectures to public health policy analysis.
Individual work and tests
Essay • Individual work
Competences
1.Ability and understanding to influence political direction and decision-making processes on behalf of the public health sector.
Individual work and tests
Essay • Individual work
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
40.00% from total grade
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10 points
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At the end of the course, each student must prepare one individual presentation of the project, on a pre-selected topic reflecting the public health policy-making process in one of the countries around the world. |
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Essay |
30.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Group work |
30.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Participation in seminars, 30% within group work |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Public health policy: development, decision-making process and implementation, parties involved and analysis. Current trends and challenges.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Public health policy in Latvia - evaluation, planning, implementation. Policy analysis
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Public health policy in Latvia - evaluation, planning, implementation. Policy analysis
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Online
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2
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Topics
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Agenda-setting and lobbying: actors, strategies, techniques. Public health policy communication – channels and tools.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Decision-making in public health policy: simulation.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Global public health policy and its interaction with the state.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Public health policy from different national perspectives: individual project presentations.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Public health policy from different national perspectives: individual project presentations.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Public health policy from different national perspectives: individual project presentations.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Public health policy from different national perspectives: individual project presentations.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Defence (Research paper)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Guest, Charles, et.al. Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice. Oxford University Press, 2013.
2.
Nickitas, Donna, Donna Middaugh, and Veronica Feeg (eds). Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals. Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2020.
3.
Coveney, John. “Analyzing Public Health Policy: Three Approaches.” Health Promotion Practice 11, no. 4. 2010: 515-521. (akceptējams izdevums)
4.
Parackal, M., et.al. “Dynamic Transactional Model: A Framework for Communicating Public Health Messages via Social Media.” Perspectives in Public Health 20, no. 10. 2020.
5.
Understanding Public Health. Making Health Policy, edited by Kent Buse, Nicholas Mays, and Gill Walt, MacGrawHill Open University Press, 2012.
6.
Greer, 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
1.
Oliver, Thomas. “The Politics of Public Health Policy.” Annual Review of Public Health 27, 2006, 195-233.
2.
Brownson, Ross, et.al. “Understanding Evidence-Based Public Health Policy.” AMJ Public Health 9, no. 99. 2009: 1576-1583.
3.
Kickbusch, Ilona. “The End of Public Health as We Know It.” Public Health 18, no. 7. 2004: 459-538.
4.
Orme, Judy, et al. Public Health for the 21st Century. McGraw-Hill Education, 2007.