Div. of Health care Management and Policy
There are two majors in the division of Public Health sciences: Public Health and Health Care Management and Policy. Public Health sciences involve research related to the health statuses of target groups and related determinats as well as changes of these conditions of policy business planning and evaluations of the resulting effects.
Div. of Public Health
Div. of Health care Management and Policy
Health Care Management and Policy
The Division of Health Care Management and Policy carries out specialized research on policy analysis and business management in the field of healthcare.
This division consists of eight majors: Health Economics; Health Sociology; Health Policy; Health Economics and Policy(Political Economy); Cities, Communities and Health Promotion; Aging Health Policy & Systems Research; Major in Health Care Organization and Health Communication and Global Health.
Major in Health Economics
A study that provides a reasonable basis by applying economic analysis method and model to policy-making process for the allocation of healthcare resources.
- Research on the demand and supply of health care services, demand and supply of medical insurance, medical system and policies, etc.
- Economic analysis of the Healthcare Sector
- A Study for equal allocation of resources
Major in Health Sociology
A discipline that utilizes a sociological perspective to study issues in health care and medical care.
- Analyzing health and disease issues linked to socioeconomic inequalities.
- Analyzing the behaviors and mindsets of key actors in health care and medical care using social variables such as institutions, class, culture, and social networks.
- Analyzing the social structures and their forces shaped by health, disease, health care, and medical care.
Major in Health Policy
The study on overall policies related to health and healthcare
The field of analyzing/evaluating health policies by integrating medical, pharmaceutical, health-related knowledge and social science principles
- Learn the concepts and values of health policies and critically analyze the content, context, and process of policies from the perspective of political actors.
- Analysis of the structure and mechanisms of health inequality and researching the public health care system
Major in Health Economics and Policy (Political Economy)
The approach of economics and political science to study health policy and health systems
- Domestic health care system design, analysis and evaluation from a political and economic perspective
- Comparative analysis of international health care policies and systems
- Comparative analysis and evaluation of health insurance and long-term care insurance policies between countries
Major in Cities, Communities and Health Promotion
An area of health promotion study that highlights healthy settings approaches through community actions, supportive environments and city systems
- Qualitative research exploring urban contexts for health promotion
- Design and analysis of participation, collaboration and action for the health and wellbeing of communities in aspects of people, place and systems
Major in Aging Health Policy & Systems Research
Researching population aging and aging society from a health perspective
Healthcare – The study of long-term care policies and systems and services to respond the the future health and care issues
- A comparative analysis of a series of health and social environmental changes associated with aging, and comparative analysis of domestic and cross-country response policies
- A Study on the Design, Performance Evaluation and Methodology of Sustainable Quality Integrated Health Care-Long Term Care System
- Development, analysis, and evaluation of innovative health and wellness services based on a new paradigm for health.
Major in Health Organization and Risk Communication
Study of the organization and causes of the phenomena related to health care
Research on the risk of the health of individuals and communities, and the mechanisms of environmental risk response
- Research on health, health governance, and management issues based on organizations and theories of organization behavior
- Study of a variety of health and environmental risk-related phenomena based on risk perception and communication theories
- Development an improved health management care for individuals and communities by means of health literacy
Major in Global Health
An area of study that focuses on health issues that transcend national boundaries through cooperative actions and multidisciplinary approaches, with an ultimate goal of improving health and achieving equity for all people worldwide
- Analyzes and evaluates global health policies intended to contribute to the reduction of health inequities
- Conducts research on methods for strengthening health systems performance for effective deliveries of health programs in developing countries
- Develops theories and practical methods of priority setting and resource allocation that reflect the cultural and socioeconomic status of each state and the level of cooperative actions in the state
