Information Package / Course Catalogue
Health Systems and Health Politics
Course Code: HF450
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

In this course, it is aimed to enable the student to explain the primary health problems, health politics and their importance in the World and Turkey, and assess their effects upon the health personnel and individuals and the available legislations related with nursing in a critical way

Course Content

Health, Health systems and policy, Health policy and nursing, Laws related to health, International health policy example

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Defining the current health problems in the World and Turkey
2.Knowing health policy in the World
3. Knowing the historical development of health policy in our country
4. Explanation the current legislations related with nursing
5.Explanation the effects of the conversion program in health upon the health personnel/nurse/individual
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Toplum ve Hekim (2006). Sağlık Sistemleri Özel Sayısı I. Cilt 21, Sayı: 5-6
2.Toplum ve Hekim (2007). Sağlık Sistemleri Özel Sayısı II. Cilt 22, Sayı: 1-2
3.Toplum ve Hekim (2007). Sağlık Sistemleri Özel Sayısı III. Cilt 22, Sayı: 3
4.Toplum ve Hekim (2007). Sağlık Sistemleri Cilt 22, Sayı: 4
5.Toplum ve Hekim (2013). Sağlık Bakanlıklarının Türkiye ve Dünyada Yeniden Yapılandırılması. Cilt: 28, Sayı:4
6.Toplum ve Hekim (2013). Sağlık Politikası. Cilt: 28, Sayı:6.
7.www.turkhemsirelerdernegi.org.tr
8.http://www.turkhemsirelerdernegi.org.tr/menu/yonetmelikler/hemsirelik-yonetmeligi.aspx
9.http://www.turkhemsirelerdernegi.org.tr/menu/yonetmelikler/yatakli-tedavi-kurumlari.aspx
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction, Publicity of Course , Health Status and Priority Issues in Our Country , The Demographic Transformation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Health Status and Priority Issues in The World, The Demographic Transformation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Health Policy , Health Systems (Basic Concepts)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Health Policies in Different Countries(Venezuela, Cuba )
Week 5 - Theoretical
Health Policies in Different Countries(USA)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Health Policies in Different Countries (Germany)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Health Policies in Different Countries (Germany)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Historical Process of Health Policy and Health Services in Turkey (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Historical Process of Health Policy and Health Services in Turkey
Week 10 - Theoretical
Laws and Legislation Related to Health and Nursing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Finance Of Health Services And Health Expenditure, Health Workforce
Week 12 - Theoretical
Transformation Program in Health
Week 13 - Theoretical
Transformation Program in Health
Week 14 - Theoretical
Public Hospital Union Bill
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132252
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)96
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes