Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate
Course Objective
This course aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge and attitude to evaluate the impact of general and health policies on health services and community health
Course Content
Basic concepts in economics, economics-politics of health, dynamics determining health politics, production relations and health politics, globalization and health reforms, health politics in Turkey, health care organization, health politics and health manpower, organizational culture in health services, country examples
Required Resources
1. Recep Akdur. CUMHURİYETTEN GÜNÜMÜZE TÜRKİYE’DE SAĞLIK. (www.recepakdur.com)
2. Asuman Altay. SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİNİN SUNUMUNDA YENİ AÇILIMLAR VE TÜRKİYE AÇISINDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. Sayıştay dergisi, 64: 33-58
3. Erdal Sargutan. Sağlık Sektörü Ve Sağlık Sistemlerinin Yapısı, Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergi, Cilt:8, Sayı:3 (2005)
4. Kayıhan Pala . Türkiye için nasıl bir sağlık reformu? (www.pdfkutuphane.com/turkiye-icin-nasil-bir-saglik-reformu-kayihan-pala-p) 2007.
5. Sağlığın Teşviki ve Geliştirilmesine Yönelik Dönüm Noktaları. Sağlık bakanlığı yayın no: 813, 2011
6. Emine Baran, Ahmet Saltık. Turkiye’de Sosyalleştirme’den “Sağlıkta Donuşum”e Sağlık Harcamaları. STED, 22(4): 143-148.
7. Ayşe Dericioğulları Ergun, Songül Sallan Gül. Küreselleşme, Ulus Ötesi Aktörler ve Türkiye’de Sağlık Hizmetinin Piyasalaştırılması (iibfdergisi.ksu.edu.tr/Imagesimages/files/15(2).)
8. Sreyya Karaöz. Hemşirelerin Politik Gücü. C.U Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi, 8(1):30-36, 2004.
Recommended Resources
9. Necati Dedeoğlu. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Ve Sosyal Haklar www.sosyalhaklar.net/2009/bildiri/dedeoglu.pdf
10. Selda Hızel Bülbül. Bin Yıl Hedefleri. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastaları Dergisi 2005; 48: 1-7
11. Recep Akdur. Sağlık Sektörü. (www.recepakdur.com)
12. Metin Ateş. Sağlık Sistemleri, Beta yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2011
13. Dünya sağlık sistemleri. Sağlık tesisleri işletmesi daire başkanlığı (www.ailehekimligi.gov.tr/index.php?option) "
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explains political actions and professional organizations at country level for nurses
- Explain the financing of health services
- Explain the impact of economy on health policies
- Explains the determinants of health policies
- Makes country comparisons in terms of basic health services
- Explain national and international health institutions and their functioning mechanisms
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 20 | 2 | 40 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to health policies | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 2 | Definition of Health Policy, Factors Affecting Health Policy, Globalization and Health | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 3 | Quality of Health Services, Financing structure of health services | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 4 | Health Problems in the World and in Turkey | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 5 | Institutions and organizations that influence/direct health policies in the world | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 6 | International conventions and declarations | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 7 | World examples in the organization of health services; America, Canada, China and Cuba | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 8 | midterm | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 9 | World examples in the organization of health services; England, France and Scandinavian countries | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 10 | The impact of health policy advocating privatization on health services and health professions | 1,2,3,4,5,6, |
| 11 | The impact of health policy advocating public service on health services and health professions | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 12 | Türkiye’de tarihsel süreç içerisinde sağlık politikaları ve sağlık hizmetlerinin örgütlenmesi | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 13 | Turkey's Health Policies in specific areas: children, women, elderly and disabled, school, work, immigrants, convicts and home care) | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 14 | Policy Comparisons in the World and in Turkey | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 15 | Evulation | 1,2 |
| 16 | final | includes all units |