Course PMS 206 · Year II · Autumn 2026-2027

Health policies in the European Union

Compulsory course in Design and management of social and health services, taught by Sebastian Claudiu Stefani.

Overview

Lecturer
Sebastian Claudiu Stefani
Seminar tutor
Sebastian Claudiu Stefani
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Social work - Masters
Field of study
Design and management of social and health services
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, examples
Entry requirements
none

Aims

To know the main health policies in the European Union

To identify in the daily activity the effects of health policies

Propose measures to streamline health policies

Course contents

Getting started
Health policies as public policies
Tobacco consumption policies
Alcohol policies
Food and nutrition policies
Fertility and birth policies
Child health policies
Infectious disease policies
Hypertension policies
Cancer policies
Mental health policies
Health policies related to road accidents
Health policies related to air pollution

Learning outcomes

Defining and deepening the concepts, methodologies and procedures specific to development programs, strategies and policies
Development and application of criteria and methods for evaluating programs, strategies and policies in the field of social and health services
Development of programs / strategies / development policies in the field of social and health services

Assessment

Written exam

Recommended reading

Politici de sănătate în Uniunea Europeană – Note de curs
Butiu Călina
UAB, Alba Iulia, 2018 · 200
Finanţarea sistemelor de sănătate
Dobos Cristina
Calitatea Vietii, Bucuresti, 2008 · 265
Pandemic legislation in the European Union: Fit for purpose? The need for a systematic comparison of national laws”,
Speakman, Elizabeth M. Burris, Scott Coker, Richard
Health Policy, London, 2017 · 225