Mph- Health Policy- First Quiz

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What is Health Policy?

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Policy Making Process
Actors
Research and Policy

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What is the definition of ‘Health Policy’?

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*Public Policy
*Authoritative decisions made in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government that are intended to direct or influence the actions, behaviors, or decisions of others

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Why is Health Policy Important to Health professionals?

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Influenced by health policy
Clinical training focusing on caring for individuals and families
Positive image with public as well as policy makers:
Influencing health policy

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Why is Health Policy Important to the population?

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Matter of life & death
Influence on household economy
Relation between health policy & health status

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Why is Health Policy Important to government?

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*Health sector is an important part of the economy
*Driver of the economy and development
*Affected by non-health issues
Sensitive issues

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What is indirect participation in public policy making?

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voting

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What is direct participation in public policy making?

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lobbying

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What is the most frequent political system?

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liberal democratic

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_______ political system have Health policies that are characterized by diversity, with public and private sectors competing to a greater or lesser extent

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liberal democratic

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Give an example of liberal democratic system?

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Western Eurpoe, North America & Japan

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Give an example of egalitarian-authoritarian system?

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Cuba
North Korea

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Give an example of a traditional-Inegalitarian system?

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Saudi Arabia

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_______ political system has a mainly private sector that largely urban based & underdeveloped.

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Traditional-Inegalitarian

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What is an example of a Populist political system?

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Venezuala

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_______ political system has a dominant national party & has health services as a right for the population.

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populist

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_______ political system has a military that takes over the government & has diverse health policies that rely on the private sector but protect the armed forces & their families.

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authoritarian-inegalitarian

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What are the 4 factors of the health policy triangle?

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content
context
process
actors at the center.

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_______ is at the center of the health policy framework.

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actors

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Power is diffused throughout society in the _______ view.

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pluralist

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Policy choice and change is dominated by particular social classes and the primary function of the state is to ensure the continuing dominance of these classes in the ______ view.

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Elitist

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_______ compromises theory of power

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bounded pluralism

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What are the 3 basic models of policy making?

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rational or synoptic
Incrementalist
mixed scanning

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In the ________ model of policy-making, policy makers go logically through certain stages to reach the best possible policy (theory of how it should be)

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rational or synoptic

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________ model of policy is more descriptive of how policy is actually made & is considered to be too conservative.

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incrementalist model

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What are the 6 stages of policy making?

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Agenda Setting (Problem identification and issue recognition)
Policy Formulation
Policy Adoption
Policy Implementation
Policy Assessment
Policy Modification

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What stage of policy making is the initial & crucial phase?

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agenda setting

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Why do issues get on the policy agenda?

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Crisis
Politics as usual
Non-decision making

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_______ is the development of effective & acceptable coarses of action for addressing what has been placed on the policy agenda.

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policy formulation

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________ happens between policy expectations & perceived policy results

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policy implementation

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What are the 3 theoretical models of policy implementation?

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top-down- reality
bottom-up-theory
Principle-agent theory

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What is the result of the principal-agent theory?

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Ineffective or inefficient translation of govt. intent into reality.

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_______ is the systematic process for generating new knowledge.

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research

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________ deals with both the end of the policy process & the beginning.

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evaluation

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What is a formative evaluation?

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During program, modify qualitative methods

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What is a summative evaluation?

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After the program, verdict on impact, quantitative methods.

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______ is to what exent a situation conforms to predetermined standards or criteria

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audit

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What are 4 examples of evidence influenced information?

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knowledge & information
ideas & interests
politics
economics

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What are 3 forms of disseminating information?

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-research as data
-information as ideas & criticism
-info as argument

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What are the 3 key stages in the process model of knowledge utilization?

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introduction
interpretation
application

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Considering the ________ within the policy context is critical.

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evidence

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What are the 3 factors in decision making?

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the usefulness of the innovation
influence of the individual
influence of the organization

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How do research & evaluation affect policy?

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policymaking models

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Basic research-applied research-development-polict application describes what policymaking model?

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knowledge-driven

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In the _______ model evidence is sought to justify the problem.

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political

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In the _______ model, evidence is used to support & justify govt. inaction or rejection of and delay in commitment to a policy issue.

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tactical

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In the _______ model, research findings are used to support predetermined positions or to delay or obstruct politically uncomfortable decisions.

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strategic

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_______ model is most effective when the policy community has more positive reaction when members participate in the research process.

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elective affinity

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What are the 3 forms of privatization?

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delegation
divestment
displacement

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________ is shedding an enterprise, function or asset, one time event.

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divestment

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The revised model addresses what issues?

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Need for public interest, rather than profit-oriented, leadership

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The initial model addresses what issues?

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private financing of health systems improves performance through incentives & competition

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The alternative to revised model is defined as what?

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contract-based model

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What are the 3 overall goals for Health systems according to (WHO)?

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good health
responsiveness
financial fairness