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Health Administration (HADM) 369
Health Policy in Canada (Revision 2)

Revision 2 closed, replaced by current version.

Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.

Credits: 3 - Applied Studies

Prerequisite: HADM 339 or professor approval.

Centre: Centre for State and Legal Studies

HADM 369 has a Challenge for Credit option.

Overview

This course is designed for students from a wide variety of backgrounds: health services, administrators, policymakers, practitioners, and clinicians. It provides in-depth discussion concerning the key political and administrative decision-making processes of the Canadian health systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the health policy development process and the issues associated to the welfare state.

The course begins with a definition of public policy; health policy development process; and funding solutions to complete policy issues. Students also examine the variety of social economic and political influences on health policy making. Students will also discover that there are a variety of “policy instruments” available to decision makers to solve policy problems at the policy formulation stage.

Outline

HADM 369 is divided into 9 units as follows:

Unit 1: Public Policy in Canada

Unit 2: What Influences Public Policy?

Unit 3: Evolution of the Canadian Health Care System

Unit 4: The Public Policy Process: Decision-making Models, Problem Definition, and Agenda Setting

Unit 5: Formulating, Choosing, and Implementing: By Design or Serendipity?

Unit 6: Reform in the Health Care Sector

Unit 7: Empowered Citizens

Unit 8: Health Care Reform: Shifting to Community

Unit 9: Health Care Reform: Where Do We Go from Here?

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Evaluation

To receive credit for HADM 369, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent), and a mark of at least 50 percent on all the assignments.

Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Term Paper Final Examination Total
20% 20% 30% 30% 100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Crichton, A., Robertson, A., Gordon, C., & Farrant, W. (1997). Health care: A community concern? Calgary: University of Calgary Press.

Pal, L. A. (2006). Beyond policy analysis: Public issue management in turbulent times (3rd ed.). Toronto: Nelson Canada.

Other Materials

The course materials include a student manual, study guide, and a reading file.

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