Johns Hopkins University
Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems
Johns Hopkins University

Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems

This course is part of Foundations of Global Health Specialization

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13 hours (approximately)
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13 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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There are 4 modules in this course

Health Systems are human organizations. Organizations have structure, purpose and membership. To remain “Healthy” an organization must adapt to its environment, whether that be funding and policy changes or expectations of its clients. In this module we will focus on diagnosing factors related to the health of organizations and consider strategies to help organizations adapt.

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14 videos1 reading1 quiz1 discussion prompt

The World Health Organization has described six major components or building blocks of a health system. In this module we will examine those components and delve more deeply into the aspects of financing, commodities and service delivery, especially through Primary health Care. We examine a ‘missing’ component, community systems.

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21 videos1 quiz1 discussion prompt

Human resources are a component or building block that supports  all other components of a health system. This module examines the role of training and continuing professional development in strengthening organizations and systems.

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8 videos1 quiz1 peer review1 discussion prompt

Health and development organizations and systems are created and funded through policy decisions. Within organizations there are policies that procedures that determine the actually functioning or the organization. This module looks at stakeholders in the policy process and helps the learner consider advocacy strategies to influence healthful policy change.

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7 videos1 quiz1 discussion prompt

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4.7 (71 ratings)
William Brieger, DrPH
Johns Hopkins University
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