Overview
Description
Introduces public health graduate students to health policy and the policy making process at the federal, state, and local levels in the US. It emphasizes the role of stakeholders as well as the role of evidence and ethics in creating policy.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence.
- propose strategies to identify relevant communities and individuals and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes.
- advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations.
- evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity.
- communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy.