You are now turning your attention to Part 2 of Assignment 1, developing a collaborative Position Paper.  In the Assignment 1 instructions, you will find some tips on how to develop a position paper.  Remember to also take a look at the grading criteria rubric to ensure you meet all the requirements.   You don’t need to waste word count with introductions to your characters, please keep this very brief and focus on developing your collaborative position.  A collaborative position paper, means that you will develop a paper that advises the Director on your joint position as a group.  Your assigned characters will all have different perspectives on the issue, but now you need to come up with a joint compromise on how to go forward.
We agree that the budge should be partially relocated to actions on disabilities and explain how helping those with disabilities provide better facilities for all, but ultimately what they need to do is allocate more overall funding for new ideas/strategy.
Key areas to cover are; determinants, inequalities, and budget.
Introduction 100 words
Outline – 100 words
Argument and Counterargument (including US or similar background of the case and focusing on the two problems presented (child and maternal health and disabilities)
Determinants of health – 300 words
Reduction of inequalities and maximin principles – 300 words
Fair Budget distribution on health (how to convince shareholders to allocate and increase budget to child and disabilities section without jeopardizing other stakeholder, including the public, areas – 300
Conclusion (restate the position and propose an action plan) 100 words
Outline

Unit 7: Patient and Public Participation & Co-creative Initiatives
the importance of involving patients, consumers, and the community at large in designing, implementing, and evaluating healthcare services and systems. This engagement is referred to as ‘patient and public involvement’ (PPI).
Co-creation of healthcare services with a focus on ‘human-centred design’ or ‘user-centred design’ is another area growing in popularity. Patient and public participation is not only about adapting services to the needs of consumers; it’s also about recognising that to improve health outcomes there is a need for a fundamental change in the culture and mindset of healthcare providers, patients and the public in relation to health; grounded in the principles of prevention and health promotion. We need to create a shared responsibility for health and well-being that empowers patients, consumers, the community, business, and governments to collectively, and actively, participate in creating health and wellbeing for all.
Examine different ways in which PPI can play an active role in healthcare.
Be introduced to different models and approaches to PPI in healthcare.
Explore case studies of PPI in healthcare
Unit 8: Healthcare Through the Political Science Lens
In this unit, you will explore how the ‘political economy’ plays out in healthcare nationally and globally, and how the interests, political agendas, and power of different actors’ influence health policy, priorities, approaches and perspectives.
You will need to examine the historical roots of politics and health as it relates to political and economic theory; including the impact of post-1980s structural adjustment policies, and how they have affected health – as well as more recent austerity measures, and how trade and investment liberalisation impacts on health.
You will also delve deeper into the politics of different health issues, exploring case studies in both communicable and non-communicable diseases.
You will need exploring the political economy of health, you will consider the influence of powerful actors such as pharmaceuticals and high-end technology enterprises – who have economic interests and resources to invest in research and development and significant influence on political agendas – versus the lower-cost health solutions which advocate for lean and nimble healthcare delivery, health promotion, and prevention.
Examine the meaning of ‘political economy’ and how it relates to healthcare.
Be introduced to different political economy theories, concepts and approaches as they relate to healthcare.
Explore case studies of political economy in health.
Required Reading
Birn, A., Pillay, Y. & Holtz, T. (2017) Textbook of Global Health. UK: Oxford University Press.
Chapter 3 Political Economy of Health and Development
This reading explores definitions, history, and conceptual models of political economy as it relates to health and provides an overview of relevant issues
Link to the book for Chapter: The Politics of Global Bioethical Frameworks.
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000150616L
Birn, A., Pillay, Y. & Holtz, T. (2017) Textbook of Global Health. UK: Oxford University Press.
Chapter 9 Globalization, Trade, Work, and Health.
Chapter 10 Health and the Environment.
These two chapters examine in more depth the neo-liberal phase of capitalism building on Schrecker et. al. (2018) above as well as an ecological perspective on political economy.