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Unit name: Health Planning
Duration: 20 hours face to face and +/- 20 hours for practice
Level: Masters
Department: Health Policy, Economics and Management
Unit description:
This unit is intended for students and health professionals interested in health management and planning. Its content introduces you to the approaches and methods used at the various stages of the planning process. It therefore constitutes excellent reference documentation and a valuable basic tool for the planner.
Unit objectives /aims: to give insight in different aspects of development of health plans, and to identify challenges and opportunities in planning for health.
Learning expectations: after completion of the unit, students should have
Knowledge and understanding
- to describe major concepts, methods, strategies and frameworks for planning in healthcare.
Skills and abilities
- to independently elaborate a strategic and operational plan for health
Judgement and approach
- to critically make assessments of health planning process
- to demonstrate insight into the potentials and limitations when planning for health, the role of planning in the society and in organizations, and the significance of people’s responsibility for their own health on the planning process.Unit topics: the unit consists of 6 following sessions: health planning-perspectives and general approach; determination of needs; determination of priorities; development of the program; implementation planning; monitoring and evaluation.
Teaching methods: a mix of interactive lectures, group-work and individual assignments. The combination of face to face and web-based learning and interaction will be used. Major parts of the course will be allocated to an individual work assignment.
Assessment: one individual assignment (elaboration of institutional operational plan) and a module exam. The students ‘assessment and unit evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the UR.
Key resources :
- 1. Green, Andrew An introduction to health planning for developing health systems. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007 LIBRIS-ID: 17395721
- 2. Raynald Pineault, Carole Daveluy La planification de la santé. concepts, méthodes, stratégies. Montréal Québec : Editions nouvelles AMS, 1995 ISBN :2-921696-05-3
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- Explain the concept of Health according to different approaches
- Develop an understanding of different determinants of Health and their contribution to potential improvement of Health of Population
- Explain the Reference Framework for planning from Health Needs
- Define Planning and explain its general characteristics
- Identify appropriate type of planning according to the level or scope of the approach
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- Classify community health needs according to the taxonomy of Bradshaw
- Identify Community health needs using different approaches for the purpose of Health Planning
- Inventory community resources for the purpose of Health Planning
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- Determine health priorities in planning process taking into account the population and health professionals’ perspectives
- Use some criteria in determination of health priorities
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By the end of this session, you will be able
- Understand the components of a health program
- Formulate SMART objectives for the program planning
- Develop a health program
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By the of the this session you will be able
- Understand the components of an operational plan
- Elaborate an operational plan
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- Understand the concepts of monitoring and evaluation
- Elaborate a logical framework and monitoring and evaluation matrix
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