The perspectives of both the public and health professionals will be analysed. Programming needs in relation to the determinants of health will be addressed. This introductory course helps students to understand the approaches used by various countries in solving their health and medical problems. Some of the current important issues in international health will be analyzed and discussed, using examples from selected developing countries. This course introduces interventions to some of the major diseases and health problems in developing countries.
Students also become familiar with the role of major international health organizations.
This course is designed to introduce the student to some of the theoretical approaches that have been taken in the design of health care in Canada, with a special focus on Aboriginal, immigrant and refugee populations. The perspectives of both clients and health care professionals, and models for community-level programming are considered within the framework of ethnic diversity. Financial structure of the health care system, Introduction to managerial accounting with special emphasis on the management of health care agencies. Principles of costing. Multiproduct and case mix measures.