Health Policy in Australia

By Heather Gardner

Book Overview

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to health policy in Australia. It details the main political influences on - and explains the theoretical and conceptual underpinning of - decisions and trends in the organisation and funding of health care and health promotion. The book has a national emphasis and the health issues selected reflect this while still acknowledging the importance of the states in Australia's federal structure. How health care is developed, financed, implemented and evaluated - in both theory and practice - is discussed. The book also stresses the complex social, economic and political processes that are involved in producing and effecting health policy Health Policy In Australia is divided into three parts * Part 1 includes a detailed overview of the health system, analyses patterns and considers current influences on financing. * Part 2 discussed the links between research and policy development, and examines the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of health policies and programs. * Part 3 presents case studies which illustrate the policy process. The health issues covered include Aboriginal health, mental health, health technologies, rehabilitation, food standards, hospital chaplaincy, and Australias international health relations. Health Policy in Australia is a valuable resource for students, health policy-makers and health practitioners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195539680
• ISBN13: 9780195539684
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"