Introduction to public policy and its crucial role in population health. Investigation of New Zealand policymaking, process and analysis. Roles of evidence, the media, interest groups and corporations in policy development.
The goals of this paper are to develop an appreciation of the key role that public policy plays in population health and to develop skills in understanding, analysing and intervening in the making of healthy public policy. To this end, the paper is designed to critically investigate public policy and policymaking; understand the policy process and the role of evidence within it; and apply policy evaluation.
| Paper title | Healthy Public Policy |
|---|---|
| Paper code | PUBH744 |
| Subject | Public Health |
| EFTS | 0.125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period(s) | 1st Non standard period (10 July 2023 - 3 September 2023)
(On campus)
1st Non standard period (10 July 2023 - 3 September 2023) (On campus) 1st Non standard period (10 July 2023 - 3 September 2023) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,509.38 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MA, MHealSc, MPH, DPH, PGDipArts, PGDipHealMgt, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, PGCertPH, PGCertPHC
- Eligibility
- Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline or recognised equivalent
- Contact
Wellington Campus: publichealth.wellington@otago.ac.nz
Christchurch Campus: publichealth.christchurch@otago.ac.nz
Dunedin Campus: publichealth.dunedin@otago.ac.nz- More information link
- View more information on postgraduate studies in Public Health
- Teaching staff
Wellington Campus: Professor Louise Signal
Christchurch Campus: Associate Professor Rebecca McLean (Overall Convenor)
Dunedin Campus: Associate Professor Alex MacMillan
- Paper Structure
- Topics:
- Introduction to health and public policy
- Block Day - Analysing policy
- The policy cycle and process
- Agenda setting
- Institutions and stakeholders in policymaking
- Policy implementation and evaluation
- Assignment 1 - 45%
- Assignment 2 - 55%
- Teaching Arrangements
Wednesday mornings: 9am-12pm
One block day: Wednesday 19 July, 9am-5pm- Textbooks
No required textbook.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical
thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation,
Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Assess the historical, socio-political and economic forces that shape public policy
- Use policy analysis skills to critique existing policy
- Build on the foundational knowledge to demonstrate a critical understanding of the process of development of public policy, including the role of evidence
