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Definition of health measurement. population and individual health statistics. physiotherapy measurement and clinical decision making. outcomes assessment and selection and integration of outcome measures into clinical practice. development of clinical measuring instruments. measurement of specific variables including vital signs, pain, disability, functional performance. anthropometric variables, physical fitness measurement (stress test), lung function tests, motor function tests. Psychometric properties including validity, reliability, utility, sensitivity and specificity, and clinically important change. measurement of specific variables including disability. Health-related quality of life, satisfaction with life, mental status. Activities of daily living functions, stress and many others.

The course is designed to acquaint students in the discipline of health sciences with management information and skills in matters relating to all aspects of the national health care systems and Policies, (the primary health care, the secondary health care and the tertiary health care systems). The course gives an overview of the national health policy and the development of the national health systems. Introduction to Nigeria Health care system. Definition of Health Economics and health care finance. Principles of demand and supply and their application to health care. How societies pay for health care services. Primary role of finance in Health care organisation, the four Cs, cost, cash, capital and control. Health Financing and different methods of Financing Health needs. Principles and practice of Health Insurance Scheme and challenges of the programme. Health Policy Management. National Health Care Agencies in Nigeria. Process of Health Budgeting Law making in State and Federal Government. Social Policies for vulnerable populations in Nigeria. Evaluation of Health care policies. Elements of financial management, health care settings, Government Hospitals, Private Hospital, Private no Profit Hospitals, other sources of health care like patent medical stores in village communities. Outpatient care, long term care and its cost implication. Regulations and Legal Issues in health care and its financing. Health care budget and financial challenges of the health care system.

The course is intended to prepare public health students of the health sciences to organise health programs that meet specific and identified community needs. The course also highlights the critical issues and logical questions in health planning. The main functions of managements, the implementation function. The supports systems to implement health care programs. The evaluation processes, and the health information format. Skills include setting goals and objectives. Selecting strategies, assessing, and mobilising internal and external recourses linking implementing and evaluating results. Evaluation procedures such as engaging stake holders, assessing resources and developing evaluation question and how to evaluate health budget. Different types of evaluation, formative evaluation, process evaluation and summative evaluation. Different types of planning, Strategic and Operational planning.

Introduction to sociology, psychology and anthropology. Biological basis for human behaviour– sensation, perception. Motivation and emotion. Describe human development, learning and practices. Role of culture, communication and human relationship and public participation. Importance of indigenous knowledge, belief and health practices. Social, psychological and biological aspect of environmental planning and built-up environment, substance use and abuse. Inequalities in health, psychological disorders, stresses, illness behaviours in relation to social medicine and medical psychology. Role of human behaviours in illness and disease causation. Social determinants of health, social epidemiology and health service utilisation behaviours. Application of social science theories towards understanding behavioural aspects of health and medical care. Considerations of human behavioural dimensions in illness and disease, prophylactic behaviour, the role of culture, role of social institutions, stress and health, compliance behaviours, social epidemiology and many others. Also covers topics in social health including smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction, obesity and nutritional behaviour/disorders, health services utilisation behaviour, emotional health and personality disorders, religion and health.

Numbering system in health records, methods of numbering system, types and methods of assigning numbers. Types of equipment used and control of numbering system conversion from one system to another and relationship of numbering to filing. Define filing system and state its objectives, types and methods of filing system. Filing control in relation to: requisition and charged-out system, colour coding of records folders, access incomplete records, checking location, physical facilities in the file area, safety, organisational patterns, other file rules and procedures. Conversion from one filling system to another, Transportation of records, equipment and supplies and factors affecting choice. Definition of master patient index in the unit system, master patient index: purpose and content, filling methods, filling equipment, alphabetical index guides, automation of patient index, control of patient index and arrangement of master file. Record retention, factor influencing retention and disposition of health records, health records retention policies, methods of destruction of health records. Microfilming of health records: definition of microfilm, objectives of records microfilming, uses of microfilm in the hospital records keeping, microfilm processing, steps in designing microfilm system, selecting microfilm for use in hospital records, process of preparing records for microfilming and filling the records including advantages and disadvantages in health records.

Definition of health records management, forms of Health Records, forms management, files management, directives management, reports management, micrographics management and reprographics management, personnel management in health records office and medical archives, costing in health records management, purpose and effects of health insurance scheme on health records practice. Patient’s records as a legal document such as property rights and ownership, custodian of the record, authorisations, signatories, and many others filing system, file design and organisation, file content (data element) and file review procedures, role of storage, media in file organisation. Principles of file organisation, methods of file organisation and hierarchies of information structure such as logical and physical, structural principles and elements, budgeting for health records management.

Models of health records management, life cycle and continuum models, Health records classification and filling systems, records retention and disposition schedule, records centre management, records protection and security, records mapping, health records quality, Disposition of health records, reprographics and image management technology, and litigation support. Long term management of digital information, information communications in health records office electronic records keeping, enterprise and risk management, system analysis and design, metadata development, data preservation, and technology standards and policy development. Definition of planning and information system, purpose of health information system, planning process and planning problems of information system. Critical health information system issues, basic conceptual framework of health information system planning (Nolan’s stage hypothesis). Identifying key participants in planning health information system, developing a mission statement, setting goals an objective, management by objectives, policy making, decision making process, conflict negotiation, and crisis management setting priorities, developing strategies for change, risk analysis, trade-off analysis, feasibility studies, methods of financial health information system, investment analysis of health information system, manpower planning in health information system. Elements of development of a health information system.

This course reviews social determinants of health. How education status, social status and economic status affects health. Sociological perspective of health. The functionalist approach, the conflict approach, and the interactionist approach. The social issues in health with reference to the services offered such as social welfare services, care of the motherless babies, care, and rehabilitation of the handicapped, care of the elderly and the care of destitute/beggars are discussed. Inequality and social class in relation to health. Ethnicity. gender and health. Health equity and social stigmatisation are taught.

The course is designed to acquaint students in the discipline of health sciences with management information and skills in matters relating to all aspects of the national health care systems, (the primary health care, the secondary health care and the tertiary health care systems). Students should learn organisational behaviour, theories of motivation and managerial skills. The course gives an overview of the national health policy and the development of the national health systems. The roles of governments at each of the levels and those of the NGOs are highlighted. Modern concepts and elements of management by objectives are reviewed in the context of health planning, implementation and health programme monitoring and evaluation. Principles and practice of Health Insurance Scheme and challenges of the programme. Modalities for leading health team and organising health care activities are as well highlighted Methods and means of managing human and material resources are also covered. The course covers also various aspects of selected international health care system.

Concept of HSE, principles and objectives of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE). history of HSE, occupational health and safety, terminologies- HSE, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Hazards and Effects Management Process (HEMP), hierarchy control measures, Role of HSE, relationship between health, safety and environment; policies, statutory requirements such as policy, implementation plan, personnel and many others. Scope, HSE management system. Principles and approaches. HSE training, HSE manual, Responsibilities of EHPs/EHOs in Health, Safety & Environment Management Systems (HSEMS), HSE checklist, general and basic safety rules, first aid, Personal protective equipment (PPE), Environmental pollution. Environmental contamination, security in the field, measures in the containment of actions; Hazard Prevention and management; occupational safety. Risks - As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP); Risk Management: Risk Assessment; Risk Analysis; Risk Communication.