Health Policy Abroad: Australia & New Zealand

Health Policy Abroad: Australia & New Zealand

December 26, 2005 through January 12, 2006

*** IMPORTANT *** YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAJOR IN HEALTH POLICY IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Students in prior years have come from Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Community Health Education, Sociology, and Therapeutic Recreation & Leisure Services.

Travel abroad and learn about health care in Australia & New Zealand.
This course provides students with the opportunity to meet health professionals and policy makers and to visit health care sites including Aboriginal and Maori health clinics.

The course departs from Los Angeles on December 26th and returns there on January 12th. Students are responsible for the cost of airfare to and from LAX.

M 26 Dec Depart LAX (10:00 pm)

T 27 Dec travel day

W 28 Dec Arrive Adelaide, Glenelg Motel - free day

Th 29 Dec Flinders Medical Center

F 30 Dec Noarlunga Aboriginal Health Clinic

S 31 Dec Kangaroo Island tour - Wayward Bus Tours

S 1 Jan Kangaroo Island tour continued

M 2 Jan Free day - this is a major holidy in Australia

T 3 Jan Fly to Melbourne, University of Melbourne Housing

W 4 Jan Australian College of Healthcare Executives

Th 5 Jan Free day

F 6 Jan Fly to Rotorua, New Zealand, Hot Rocks Motel

S 7 Jan Free day - Evening Hangi Feast

S 8 Jan Free day

M 9 Jan Lakes District Health Board - Maori Health Clinic

T 10 Jan Fly to Auckland, Railway House

W 11 Jan National Women's Hospital; Chief Tikianga Maori Health

Th 12 Jan Fly home, arrive LAX at 6 A.M