Comparative Health Systems
Instructor: Angus Corbett
Beginner Level • 1 week to complete at 10 hours a week • Flexible Schedule
What You'll Learn
- Identify the World Health Organization building blocks for analyzing systems of healthcare
- Apply the WHO building blocks framework to various national healthcare systems to determine strengths and weaknesses
- Understand the role of national histories in determining their current approach to healthcare delivery
- Analyze how different countries prioritize different aspects of healthcare delivery in improving population health outcomes
Skills You'll Gain
Health Care
Systems Thinking
Health Equity
Healthcare Industry Knowledge
Public Health
Health Policy
Governance
Health Disparities
Health Systems
Primary Care
Health Care Administration
Shareable Certificate
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Outcomes
- Learn new concepts from industry experts
- Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
- Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
- Earn a shareable career certificate
There are 4 modules in this course
This module will define the goals of comparative analysis of health systems, define the concept of universal health coverage, and introduce the World Health Organization Building Blocks Framework as the methodology for that analysis.
This module explores the peculiarities of the U.S. healthcare system by examining the system through the lens of the WHO Building Blocks Framework.
This module examines the health systems of Germany and England - two high-income countries that have committed to systems of universal health coverage but in different ways.
In the final module of the course, we examine two large middle-income countries and the challenges they face while moving towards systems of universal health coverage.