| Unit name | Health and Health Care in a Global Context |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOLM1066 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Payne |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will examine current patterns of health and illness in different parts of the world. It will highlight continuing inequalities in morbidity and mortality and explore their links with wider economic and social processes. Structural determinants of health will be reviewed through the use of case studies including HIV/AIDS, coronary heart disease and depression. This will be followed by a review of the ways in which different societies have responded to health problems. Particular attention will be paid to the ways in which health care systems in different countries have been shaped by the processes of internationalisation and global restructuring. The growing significance of multinational companies in the delivery of health services will be explored. The unit will conclude with an examination of the role of NGO's and international organisations in the creation of healthier societies.
Aims:
Interactive lectures and seminars of 2 hours.
A 3,500 word essay in which students should demonstrate a knowledge of health inequalities on a global basis, an awareness of the value of health governance in understanding health and the ability to draw on appropriate theoretical perspectives.
