Introduction to Health Policy

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Understand how health policy is shaped by healthcare systems, economics, public health, and social factors. This Introduction to Health Policy course is designed for learners interested in public health, healthcare, policy, economics, development, and related disciplines who want to build a strong foundation in health policy and systems. Explore key approaches to health, including the biomedical, human capital, capability, and human rights perspectives. Learn how health is measured through mortality, morbidity, disease burden, and health indicators, while examining epidemiological and demographic transitions. Develop a deeper understanding of public health and the social determinants of health, including the influence of gender, income, class, occupation, nutrition, climate change, and power on health inequalities. Explore the economics of health and healthcare, including market failures, public and merit goods, government intervention, healthcare demand and supply, insurance, and economic evaluation. Learn how health systems are assessed through equity, access, efficiency, quality, and intermediate outcomes. Finally, examine healthcare financing and universal health coverage, including financing models, out-of-pocket spending, health system building blocks, and challenges faced by developing countries. Build the knowledge and analytical perspective to understand health policy challenges and contribute to better healthcare systems and outcomes. Enroll now to strengthen your foundation in health policy, public health, and healthcare systems.

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Indranil Mukhopadhyay

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