HSMP 6606: Public Health Administration

HSMP 6606: Public Health Administration

SYLLABUS

Fall 2017

Class Meets:

Tuesdays from 12:30 - 2:30pm.
Location:
Ed 2 North 1307

Credit Hours: 2

Course Director:

Sara E. Miller

Phone: 303-319-8807 (cell)

Office Hours: by appointment

e-mail:

itute

PURPOSE:

This Public Health Administration course provides a comprehensive introduction to public health administration, touching on management skills and practice. In public health, administration and management of the wide types of organizations, such as nonprofit organizations, voluntary associations, rural health networks, and county and state health departments is a complex undertaking. Public organizations operate in a much more politicized environment than do private organizations, with multiple constituencies and interests groups seeking to influence the organization’s activities. The various components of this course aim to stimulate interactions around important problems and issues facing public health administrators.

CLASS STRUCTURE:

The content for this course is provided in the specific readings and other resources identified online. The texts, with a comprehensive bibliography, simultaneously introduces the participant to the class components and to the recognized experts for some of these components. Students are expected to have read the assigned materials in advance of the class session in order to participate meaningfully in class discussions. Guest speakers with expertise in particular components have been invited to add their perspectives to specific class sessions. Within the course, several learning activities are evaluated, including class participation, group case studies, a business plan, and final presentation on that business plan.

GOALS:

The course examines the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of managerial decision-making, and the practical knowledge, tools, and strategies required by organizational decision-makers. Public Health Administration covers the basics of administration, including human resources management and the workforce, budgeting and financing, leadership and collaboration and legislative relations in public health. It also discusses emerging areas, such as health information management, performance measurement, project management, improvement, ethics, leadership, and communication.

REQUIRED READINGS:

(PHA) Shi and Johnson (2013). Public Health Administration:

Principles for Population-Based Management (3rd edition). Sudbury, Massachusetts:

Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

(PHPB) Orton, Stephen N, Menkens, Anne J., Santos Pamela (2009) Public Health Business Planning: A Practical Guide. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. (PROVIDED BY INSTRUCTOR)

Journal articles may be found by using the links and/or files on Canvas.

Reading assignments are listed under each class session. Some of the readings are long, so plan enough time to complete them before class.

RECOMMENDED READINGS:

Institute of Medicine, The Future of the Public’s Health in The 21st Century

(Washington, D.C.: Nat. Acad. Press, 2003) (available online at

http://iom.edu/Reports/2002/The-Future-of-the-Publics-Health-in-the-21st-Century.aspx )

COMPETENCIES

CN-HSMP 4 / Assess key tenets of effective organizational and financial management and evaluate the strengths and limitations of different management approaches for improving population health.
CN-HSMP 5 / Explain key elements of human resource management: defining roles and responsibilities; recruiting, motivating and retaining staffing; and assessing and applying measures for performance improvement.
CN-HSMP 6 / Apply common quality and performance improvement tools in public health and healthcare settings.
CN-HSMP 7 / Apply principles of budgeting and financial decision analysis in public health and healthcare settings.
CN-HSMP 8 / Examine attributes of strategic leadership, including the use of vision, mission, values, goals and objectives.

ACADEMIC CONDUCT POLICY

All students are expected to abide the Honor Code of the Colorado School of Public Health. Unless otherwise instructed, all of your work in this course should represent completely independent work. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with the Student Honor Code that can be found at

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/resourcesfor/currentstudents/academics/Documents/PoliciesHandbooks/CSPH_Honor_Code.pdf

or in the Policies and Handbooks section under Student Resources of the ColoradoSPH website. Any student found to have committed acts of misconduct (including, but not limited to cheating, plagiarism, misconduct of research, breach of confidentiality, or illegal or unlawful acts) will be subject to the procedures outlined in the CSPH Honor Code.

ACCOMODATIONS FOR DISABILITIES

Students requesting accommodations for adisabilitymust contact one of the following:

Sherry Holden | Coordinator

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusDisabilityResources & Services

Bldg. 500, Room Q20-EG 305A

Phone: (303) 724-5640, Fax (303) 724-5641

Part-time: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

Selim Özi | Assistive Technology Specialist, Accommodation Coordinator

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusDisabilityResources & Services

Mail Stop A010, Building 500, Room Q20-EG 306

Phone: (303) 724 8428, Fax: (303) 724 5641

Be aware that the determination of accommodations can take a long period of time. No accommodations will be made for the course until written documentation is provided by theDisabilityresources and services office to the course directors. It is the student’s responsibility to coordinate approved accommodations with the Disabilityresources and services office in advance.

Further general Information regardingdisabilityresources and services can be found at:

http://www.ucdenver.edu/student-services/resources/disability-resources-services/accommodations/Pages/accommodations.aspx

Students can set up an appointment at:

http://www.ucdenver.edu/student-services/resources/disability-resources-services/about-office/contact-us-CUAnschutz/Pages/form.aspx

STUDENT EVALUATION:

GRADING SCALE:

A 93-100

A- 90- 92

B+ 87- 89

B 83- 86

B- 80- 82

Assignments Due / Points
Class Participation: / 15
Business Plan Concept / 5
Group Case Study and Reflection / 25
Business Plan Presentation / 10
Business Plan / 45

Policies on late assignments:

·  LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL automatically lose 20% point value.

·  No assignments will be accepted 1 week after original due date.

·  NO INCOMPLETES WILL BE GIVEN WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION OF NEED.

To the extent possible in a survey course, class meetings will be used to discuss the readings, class assignments, and the related experiences of class participants. The opening of each class session will be used to clarify terms and concepts.

Class Participation

Students are expected to attend every class meeting. In addition to attending, students are expected to read all assigned readings prior to class and be prepared for class discussion. The discussion guide will prepare you for class. Class participation will include preparing presentation related to additional reading, as assigned (using the Discussion Guide). Each member of the course has some experience in organizations and this personal experience will help enrich discussions. Therefore, the willingness of all members to participate in class discussions, offer opinions, ask questions, and bring relevant issues to class will be critical for successful completion of this course. Students will be evaluated on both the quantity and quality of their participation in class discussions, exercises, and case study analyses.

Quality class participation is:

·  Input that maintains the continuity and coherence of the class discussion. This rules out off-the-wall comments.

·  Input that was picked up and responded to by others in the class (such as a controversial, yet intelligent, question or comment that reflects an understanding of the issue at hand).

·  Input that demonstrates an in-depth analysis of the issue at hand, well-supported by data or a relevant conceptual framework.

·  Input that makes connections between material or ideas in different parts of the course or between this and other courses.

·  Input that provides an example from personal observation or experience of the subject at hand.

·  Civility in the give-and-take of a heated discussion. (This is required, actually.) Class discussion questions will provoke disagreement, as more than one viable, legitimate approach will exist with regard to most issues.

(adapted from an unknown source)

Group Case Studies

Groups and cases will be assigned in class. Students are assigned to groups and will make a group presentation and hand in an online reflection on your experience and relevance to class content. For the case presentation, students will lead the class in a discussion of the case, including working with the case and any relevant course material. Grades will be determined by evaluation by both the instructor and peer group members.

Business Plan and Presentation

All students will be preparing a public health related business plan as their paper (25 pages max-excluding any attachments-10 page limit on attachments). You are expected to read relevant course material and apply the material to your own experiences when writing the plan. All Plans must be turned in at midnight on the due date (email copy in word format as well as PDF-if applicable). Late papers will not be accepted.

COMMUNICATION:

There are several ways to communicate with me but the quickest way is to send me an e-mail at BOTH itute and . It is necessary for all students to have a UCD e-mail account, because I will be sending announcements, changes, updates through E-MAIL and CANVAS.

Format: If you send me an e-mail regarding class, it is very helpful if you begin your subject heading for each e-mail with the course number and then what it pertains to.

For Example: Subject: HSMP 6606: Question about readings

CANVAS

We will be using CANVAS as a place to post readings and upload assignments. If you are looking for course resources, check here. CANVAS provides online assistance on how to most effectively configure your web browser.

General Guidelines for Written Papers

Please utilize the following criteria for submitting all written assignments: Assignments that do not follow these guidelines may reflect a lower grade: (1) Word processed, double-space text; (2) Use 10-12-point type; (3) 1 inch margins all around; (4) Include name in the header of the report & paginate in the footer: (5) Proofread, spell-check and ensure that your written assignment is professional in appearance; (6) Use citations for attribution of writing, or ideas of other authors must be indicated through the use of citations. (7) Please title your assignment using your full name, class and date when saving electronic files. In other words, when you attach or send a file, it must tell me what it is and whose it is in the title for the file.

Class Schedule & Readings/Assignments (subject to change based upon guest speaker availability, acts of nature and other interesting world events.)

Session 1: August 29

TOPIC: Introductions, Review of Syllabus; Introduction to Public Health Administration

ASSIGNEMNTS DUE (we will do this in class): ONLINE CANVAS HONESTY COURSE, One pager personal description.

READINGS DUE: PHA Chapter 1, 2, 3, 5 (this is a brush up on Public Health)

Session 2: September 5

TOPIC: Frameworks for Public Health Administration and Practice

READINGS DUE:

PHA: Chapter 4

PHBP: through page 26

Core Competencies

Article (CANVAS)

Session 3: September 12

TOPIC: Leadership and Ethics; Group Case Studies Assigned

READINGS DUE:

PHA: Chapters 6, 12, 24

PHBP: 27-43

Health Code of Ethics

https://www.apha.org/~/media/files/pdf/membergroups/ethics_brochure.ashx

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447186/

Selected Articles on CANVAS

Session 4: September 19

TOPIC: Law and Policy

READINGS DUE:

PHA: Chapter 7

PHBP: 45-71

Selected Articles on CANVAS

ASSIGNMENTS DUE: Business Plan Concept (no more than two pages) see page 43 in PHBP for questions (DUE at Midnight via CANVAS)

SESSION 5: September 26-NO CLASS

Session 6: October 3

TOPIC: Financing and Budgeting

READINGS DUE:

PHA: Chapter 9

PHBP: chapters 73-107

Online class See CANVAS

Selected Articles

SESSION 7: October 10

TOPIC: Budgeting and Cost Effectiveness

READINGS DUE:

Selected Articles

SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED: Definition of Plan Section Draft

SESSION 8: October 17

Project Management, Performance Management

READINGS DUE:

PHA: Chapter 16, 17

Project management in health departments: Enterprise application to ensure successful outcomes http://apha.confex.com/apha/134am/techprogram/paper_137925.htm

Session 9: October 24

TOPIC: The Business of Public Health, Human Resources Management, Workforce

READINGS DUE:

PHA Chapters: 10, 11

Selected Articles

Work with small groups on business plans and group case studies

SHOULD BE DONE: Project Operations and Management/Target Market/Research Draft Section

Session 10: October 31 TOPIC: Group Case Studies Presentations;

Session 11: November 7

GUEST SPEAKER: Art Davidson

TOPIC: Using Information Systems for Public Health Administration; Evaluation of Public Health Interventions

READINGS DUE:

PHA: Chapter 13, 14, 19

Selected Articles

SHOULD BE DONE: Marketing Strategy and Industry Analysis/Financials Draft

Session 11: November 14

TOPIC: Evidence Based Management

READINGS DUE:

PHA: Chapter (20, 21, 22-Good to read but not required for class) 23

Selected Articles

TOPIC: Community Engagement; Partnerships, Stakeholders and Coalitions

READINGS DUE:

PHA: Chapter 18

Community Engagement in Public Health

http://www.cchealth.org/groups/phoec/pdf/community_engagement_in_ph.pdf

Selected Articles

Session 12: November 21-Thanksgiving Week, MAYBE NO CLASS?

DRAFT paper (OPTIONAL). DRAFTS will not be accepted after FRIDAY of this week (returned within the week)

Session 13: November 28

TOPIC: Business Plan Presentations; Class Conclusion, Evaluation

Session 14: December 5

ASSIGNMENTS DUE: Business Plan Presentations if needed Final Business Plan DUE on FRIDAY December 9th.