Course title |
Health Policy |
Semester |
109-2 |
Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Graduate Institute of Public Affairs |
Instructor |
SHUN WEN WU |
Curriculum Number |
GIPA5006 |
Curriculum Identity Number |
343EU0180 |
Class |
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Credits |
2.0 |
Full/Half Yr. |
Half |
Required/ Elective |
Elective |
Time |
Thursday 6,7(13:20~15:10) |
Remarks |
The upper limit of the number of students: 30. |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
This course is seminar based, discussing historical and current health policy issues and their impacts. We will introduce the health policies mainly in the U.S. and Taiwan; but we will also cover global health topics. The course design is twofold. The first part discusses health care systems, such as the public insurance structures in the U.S. and Taiwan, health care reforms, and the long term care systems. The second part introduces health behavior related topics from the economic perspective, including the prescription drug market, the effects of smoking and drinking age regulations on health, the factors and consequences (education, employment, crime, etc.) of risky health behaviors, and the impact of environment on health.
Many of the readings analyze the policies from statistical and economic perspectives, including the supply and demand sides of policy interventions, utility maximization, Pareto-Optimality, etc. Students will also be introduced to theories of policy analysis, such as policy making processes, policy objectives, and program evaluation. The course intends to combine the policy analysis theories with practical health policy examples. Students will not only be introduced to concrete health policy examples from the readings and discussions but will conduct research in analyzing health interventions in their term paper. |
Course Objective |
By the end of the course, students will be able to 1) have developed a good understanding of the health care systems in the context of difference countries; 2) be familiar with health behaviors and health policy issues; 3) manipulate analytical policy techniques to analyze health policies; 4) understand economic and statistical methods in the readings; 5) conduct research of health policy in a term paper. |
Course Requirement |
The final grades will be determined by the following criteria:
Response Papers (best 10 @ 20Pts each)-20%
In-class Participation-15%
Health Care System Presentation-10%
Final Exam-20%
Research Project-35%
-Term Paper Proposal(5%)
-Draft of Term Paper(5%)
-Poster Presentation (10%)
-Final Term Paper(15%) |
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
Appointment required. |
Designated reading |
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References |
指定閱讀(請詳述每週指定閱讀) Required readings
延伸閱讀(請詳述每週延伸閱讀) Extension readings
Textbook
Teitelbaum, J. B., & Wilensky, S.E. (2019). Essentials of Health Policy & Law (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Porche, D. J. (2019). Health Policy – Application for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Askin, E., & Moore, N. (2014). The Health Care Handbook – A Clear and Concise Guide to the United States Health Care System (2nd ed.). Washington University in St. Louis. |
Grading |
No. |
Item |
% |
Explanations for the conditions |
1. |
Discussion |
10% |
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2. |
Reading Memos |
15% |
Master/Undergraduate students will write five/three reading memos throughout the semester and should submit no more than seven/five reading memos and from those, choose five/three with the highest scores to apply to your final score. |
3. |
Individual Presentations |
15% |
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4. |
Midterm Exam |
25% |
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5. |
Research Project |
35% |
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Week 1 |
2/25 |
Course Introduction |
Week 2 |
3/4 |
Health Policy Overview |
Week 3 |
3/11 |
The Health care system in the U.S. – Health Insurance |
Week 4 |
3/18 |
The Health care system in the U.S. – the health care reform |
Week 5 |
3/25 |
Global Health |
Week 6 |
4/1 |
No Class- Study day |
Week 7 |
4/8 |
The Health Care system in Taiwan – National Health Insurance |
Week 8 |
4/15 |
The Health Care System in Taiwan - The Global Budget System |
Week 9 |
4/22 |
Long-term Care |
Week 10 |
4/29 |
Mid-term Exam |
Week 11 |
5/6 |
Health Behavior and the Consequent Condition – Obesity and risk health behaviors |
Week 12 |
5/13 |
Heath Behavior – Smoking and Alcohol |
Week 13 |
5/20 |
TBD |
Week 14 |
5/27 |
Environmental Health |
Week 15 |
6/3 |
TBD |
Week 16 |
6/10 |
No class |
Week 17 |
6/17 |
TBD (drugs) |
Week 18 |
6/24 |
Final Exam Week |