PUBHLTH 706 / Introduction to Health and Public Health Economics

3 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): None. This elective course has been developed to meet the needs of graduate programs in CE&B: MPH, Health Policy, HRM, EHealth and GDCE. Graduate Students in other Health Sciences Programs interested in population and public health economics are encouraged to consider registration. Graduate students from other Faculties with these interests can also be considered. Students with a strong background in microeconomics should consider taking HRM/ECON 788.

This is an introductory course on the economics of health, public health and health care, with special emphasis on the Canadian health care system. This course will examine the nature of health care as a commodity, health care financing and insurance, the demand for health and health care, the behaviour and organization of health care providers, methods for evaluating health care programs and interventions, issues of efficiency and equity, the economics of health behaviour and selected other topics.