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221.647.01
Comparative Evaluation for Health Policy in International Health

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tu, Th, 3:30 - 4:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

220.601 Intro to International Health or equivalent course or equivalent background

Description
Presents evaluation techniques to compare health system interventions in international health. Focuses on addressing existing constraints in health systems development, given key policy goals as quality, equity and efficiency. Presents both qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluate interventions to better inform policy how to improve system performance and functions. Identifies policy goals, actor groups, system functions and ways to assess improvement strategies related to policy goals using existing systems frameworks. Covers key constraints in systems performance such as: effective prevention and treatment programs, patient compliance, health worker performance, inequitable access, collective financing, choosing priorities, and community-level interventions. Comparative methods draw on a mix of epidemiology, health economics, disease modeling, services research, and qualitative techniques.