Read the Below and simply choose a country and a topic (preferabbly one you’re well familiar with). Once you’ve selected topic and country, i’ll decide if you can work with me the duration of this course as a team.
Week 1: Topic Selection
Choose A Topic!
Discuss the pros and cons of a particular health policy issue of interest to you and offer a recommendation based on your research and analysis about the particular issue. Choose a topic that will push you to take strong positions. The range of health care “system” issues is broad with many possibilities for selection. Select one issue from the following list for your focus. Any other issue not on this list requires prior approval from the teaching team — submit a brief request (no more than one short paragraph) with your topic of interest and rationale for study.
This effort should not be a focus on procedure. What’s the difference between policies and procedures? A policy communicates principles. The main difference between a policy and procedure is that a policy communicates a direction whereas a procedure communicates the steps you take to move in the desired direction. Policy addresses the “what” and procedure answers the “how” question.
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