Course Description
In-depth analysis of major health politics and policy issues confronted by a broad spectrum of public and private sectors. Provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical basis for the development and analysis of policies for the improvement of health in a variety of health care settings.
Athena Title
Adv Policy Analysis Pub Health
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will be able to: 1. Analyze and compare various historical contexts for health policy analysis in the United States; 2. Assess contemporary issues in health policy at the state, national, and international levels of public health policy making; 3. Evaluate multiple theoretical frameworks for developing public health policies; 4. Assess and apply a rational 9-step approach for prospectively conducting a policy analysis; 5. Create and present legislative impact analyses and policy memos for influencing the decision-making process in public health.
Topical Outline
I. Historical context for health policy in the United States and internationally II. Theoretical frameworks for developing health policy III. The process of policy analysis a. Assess b. Formulate c. Implement d. Evaluate (covered in Comparative Global Health Care Systems) IV. Presenting policy analyses to influence decision making in public health a. Policy memos b. Legislative impact analyses