Health Policy and Management

Service Description

Welcome to the Health Policy and Management course. This course is a comprehensive introduction to health policy and management including the policy-making process, ethics in public health, and communication and leadership skills. It provides students with the basic skills needed to contribute to the delivery and quality of healthcare for individuals and populations. There are 5 modules to complete, which provide an introduction to: Policies in Health Systems, Legal and Ethical Considerations for Policy Development, Needs Assessment and Program Planning, Evaluating Programs, Policies, and Addressing Problems, and Leadership and Communication in Policy Development. The completion time for this course is estimated at 142 hours, comprising 29 hours of learning resources, 55 hours for time to study content and assimilation, and 58 hours of participating in learning activities and quizzes, to assist the learners in the synthesis of learning materials. This course is equivalent to 3 credit hours. This course requires the completion of all peer activities. At the end of each module, there is a practice quiz of ten (10) multiple-choice questions. After you’ve completed each lesson, quiz, and learning activity, at the end of the course, you’ll have access to a final exam consisting of fifty (50) multiple-choice questions, and a chance to evaluate this course. Participants have up to three opportunities to take the final exam and achieve the required score of >=70%. Once you’ve passed that last test, you will be able to download a certificate of completion from Ecorbit Academy and our course’s co-sponsoring organizations. We keep all of your personal information confidential, never sell any of your information, and only use anonymized data for research purposes. Also, we are happy to report your testing information and share your work with anyone (your school, employer, etc.) at your request.

Contact Details

• 158 Pitzer Road, Glen Austin AH, Midrand, South Africa