| Dozent/in |
Ass.-Prof. Diana Patricia Pacheco Barzallo |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Vorlesung/Übung |
| Code |
FS251100 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2025 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Gesundheitswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Di, 18.02.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 25.02.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 04.03.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 11.03.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 18.03.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 25.03.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 01.04.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 08.04.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 15.04.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 06.05.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 13.05.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 20.05.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Di, 27.05.2025, 14:15 - 16:00 Uhr, 4.B01 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Inhalt |
Each lecture will focus on different essential areas for society where health is a key element. The topics covered include how health is related to poverty, inequality, education, labor market, unemployment, crime, among others. It also discusses the role of social insurance, including health insurance, disability insurances, and unemployment insurance, among others. The reading for each lecture will primarily be based on articles from journals on health and social policy. Many of these are available on the Web. By the end of the course, the students should have a greater understanding of how health determines several social spheres. Also, students should be able to discuss, from theory and methodologically, how to measure the impact of health on society. |
| Lernziele |
The course is devoted to the study of how health impacts/determines other areas of people’s lives. The approach used is both theoretical and analyzing empirical applications. At the end of the course, students should be able to
- To have a global understanding of how much individual health matters for public health
- To understand why public health should be at the center of any policy intervention
- To explain how much health matters for economic outcomes in the short and the long-run
- To understand the needs and effects of different social insurances targeting health outcomes
- To have an overview of how to measure the causal impact of health on different outcomes |
| Voraussetzungen |
Understanding basic statistical/econometric methods is desirable. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Mandatory in the Major "Health Services Research" |
| Anmeldung |
https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=849 |
| Prüfung |
Data analysis: 25%
Written assignment: 25%
Final exam: 50%
IMPORTANT: In order to earn credits and participate at the exam registration via Uni Portal within the exam registration period is MANDATORY. Further information: www.unilu.ch/en/study/courses-exams-regulations/health-sciences-and-medicine/exams/ |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Data analysis assignment, written assignment, and a written examination. / 3 Credits
|
| Hinweise |
Teaching method(s):
The class will consist of the presentation, analysis, and discussion of specific applied papers measuring the impact of health on different relevant areas of society. Scientific papers will be presented and discussed, showing their motivation, design, quantitative methods, and results. Group work will exemplify perspectives. Attendance and active participation are expected for all class sessions. Two assignments will be part of the grading. One assignment will require data analysis, which can be solved individually or in groups (self-study). In a second assignment, students are expected to write a written document about a paper on a selected topic. Papers for discussion will be provided via Moodle. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
diana.pacheco@unilu.ch |
| Material |
The teaching material is based on PowerPoint slides, scientific articles, a data analysis exercise, and selected book chapters.
There is no specific textbook for the course, but some chapters indicated as ``supporting material'' in a few books, may be helpful as a complement to the lecture notes. Otherwise, we will mostly rely on original academic sources such as scientific journal articles and working papers. Readings will be made available on Moodle before their discussion in class. |