HEALTHCARE POLICIES IN EUROPE

Students are expected to learn the constitutive elements as well as the evolution of health policies, mainly in a comparative European perspective.

There are no special prerequisites. It is advisable for students to have passed exams in Sociology, Political Science and in the field of Public Law.

- Knowledge and understanding The student – through course attendance and practical activities – will gain full knowledge of the general principles of Sociology of Health and Healthcare Policies at European level. - Applying knowledge and understanding Student will be able to interpret and apply, also to specific cases, principles of Project Cycle Management, especially in Healthcare contexts. They will be able to read and analyze main International Reports on Health fields. - Making judgments Students will acquire analytical skills and critical spirit in the analysis of the main International Reports by public institutional players and bodies. - Communication skills By the end of the course, students will be able to transmit with clarity, rigor, and methodological consistency the learning outcomes in the field of Healthcare Policies and Project Cycle Management. Through the various activities that will take place during the course – lessons with discussion, debates, project work –students will be able to put these communication skills into practice in various contexts. They will learn to adapt the terms used to the interlocutor in the specific case, thus gaining advanced rhetorical skills necessary for the professional career. - Learning skills By putting into practice the methodologies learned during lectures and seminars, the student will be able to elaborate insights and conduct research by consulting Reports, specialist texts and journals. The student will develop a solid knowledge of the fundamental aspects of Healthcare Policies at European level.

The course focuses on health policies and their planning at European level. Particular attention will be given to teaching programming techniques issued by the EU and to the analysis of International Reports

Reference books: -James A. Johnson; Carleen Stoskopf; Leiyu Shi (2018, second edition). Comparative Health Systems: A Global Perspective. Jones and Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA (Part 1: all; part 3: only cap. 29). -WHO (2015). Health in All Policies. (no Appendices) - NHS (2017). The Good Indicators Guide: Understanding how to use and choose indicators -European Commission (2004). Project Cycle Management. Other texts: -Giarelli G. (2021). The Italian Nhs Between Latent Paradoxes and Problematic Sustainability. In Gabe J., Cardano M., Genova A. (Eds.). Health and Illness in the Neoliberal Era in Europe. Emerald Publishing. -OECD (2024), Health at a Glance: Europe 2024. State of Health in the EU cycle. - EC (2021). Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council -EC (2022). Healthier Together. EU Non-Communicable Diseases Initiative

Class teaching and discussion; project work.

Oral exam. There are no intermediate tests.

Personal interest in the topic; active participation in the discussion in class. If, when writing his/her thesis, a candidate uses some phrases or ideas taken elsewhere and does not quote the sources appropriately, supervision will be interrupted.