OUTLINE OF COURSE STRUCTURE AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES GETTING

OUTLINE OF COURSE STRUCTURE AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GETTING STARTED MODULE 1 PART 1 Introduction and the Determinants of Health 1

1 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS House-keeping Expectations Getting to know each other – Motivation for attending the course – What sector you work in – Experience in implementing Hi. AP

1 PURPOSE OF THE COURSE THIS COURSE AIMS TO: Build capacity to promote, implement and evaluate Hi. AP; Encourage participants to engage and collaborate across sectors; Facilitate the exchange of experiences and lessons learned; Promote regional and global collaboration on Hi. AP; and Give participants the knowledge and confidence to become a policy champion or policy entrepreneur.

1 PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES AT THE END OF THE COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL: Have an increased knowledge and understanding of the Hi. AP approach and when it should be used Have learnt about the conditions that favour Hi. AP Have been exposed to how health issues get placed on the political and policy agenda Have considered how health policymakers can most effectively engage and negotiate with other stakeholders Have had an opportunity to consider what motivates politicians and policymakers across sectors to take into account the health consequences of their policies Have identified the best ways to monitor Hi. AP efforts and progress.

1 STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE Structure and timetable of the course Participatory approach to learning and group work Pre-course reading Learning objectives Participant evaluation

1 WHY HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (Hi. AP) MATTERS? 1 2 Governments are increasingly looking for whole-of-government approaches to address “wicked” policy problems such as obesity and climate change, and to work across sectors to develop joined-up policy solutions. Public policies and decisions made in all sectors and at different levels of governance can have a significant impact on population health and health equity.

1 WHY HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (Hi. AP) MATTERS? 3 4 Action for health requires intersectoral action: – Many of the determinants of health and health inequities in populations have social, environmental and economic origins that extend beyond the direct influence of the health sector and health policies. Hi. AP provides a means to identify and avoid the unintended impacts of public policy that can be detrimental to the health of populations or subgroups of the population; therefore reducing risk.

1 BECOME A POLICY CHAMPION Policy champions and policy entrepreneurs are crucial to the Hi. AP approach. A person or team willing and able to lead and manage the policy process. Entrepreneurial policy-makers are able to break with habits, transcend boundaries and initiate new policies. Their creative acts have transformative effects on politics, policies and institutions.

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