HSH 769: Comparative Health Systems Assessment Task 3: Individual Written Report Brief description of task and student output: This is an individual task consisting of a written report (2,500 words). Due date: Friday 6th October 2017 at 5pm Weighting: 50% of the total mark for the unit Form of submission: Your report must be submitted via the assignment drop box on the unit site for HSH769 in DeakinSync TASK DETAIL Using the World Health Organisation (WHO) health systems framework, describe the health system of your allocated country (from Assessment Task 1) and evaluate the performance of the country’s health system over the last 25 years, including recent policies and/or attempts at health system reform. Discuss the future challenges and emerging issues that are likely to impact on the health system of your chosen country. Lessons learned from other health systems, including within the region (from Assessment Task 2), can be included in your analysis. Content analysis for country case studies should include the following: 1. Story line: history of your chosen country’s health care system (from Assessment Task 1); 2. Role of government in health system delivery, organisation and efficiency; 3. Role of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in health system delivery, organisation and efficiency (if appropriate) 4. An evaluation of the performance of your chosen country’s health system; 5. An analysis and critique of health system policy and initiatives focusing on key institutional, social, cultural, economic and political influencing factors; and 6. An analysis of past and future health system reforms; including in response to emerging issues identified within the region (from Assessment Task 2). Marking rubric will be available on the unit site in DeakinSync. Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) assessed Completing this task will help to develop the intended learning outcomes of: ULO 2: Develop skills to source and critically interpret health system data, including across countries and over time; ULO 4: Analyse the performance of government and non-government sectors in health care delivery, organisation, equity and efficiency; ULO 5: Analyse and critique health system policy and initiatives with a focus on the key institutional, social, cultural, economic and political influencing factors; and ULO 6: Critically appraise recent attempts and proposals for future health system reform in different countries. Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) assessed Completing this assessment task develops the graduate attributes of: GLO 1 & GLO 8: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities relating to health system structure, financing and performance in a global context; GLO 2: written report GLO 3: digital literacy through searching electronic sources for relevant data to support an argument; and GLO 4 and GLO 5: critique and analysis of health policy initiatives; and GLO 6: individual task that requires students to plan and deliver a written report.
