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University of Alberta Calendar 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SPH 500 - Introduction to Health Policy and Management

★ 3 (fi 6) (either term, 3-0-0) The course provides an overview of the development, organization, financing, delivery and management of the Canadian health system. Students will examine the health care system’s central assumptions, the distribution of power and authority within the system, current debates about the system’s future, and the potential for political action. Recognizing that the existing health care system is the result of power struggles and contestable political choices, the lectures and readings will encourage students to think critically about health care policy in Canada. By the end of the course, students should be formulating their own opinions about future directions for health care. May contain alternate delivery sections; refer to the Fees Payment Guide in the University Regulations and Information for Students section of the Calendar.