PHSC 525 Population Health Policy

In this core course, the student will explore in-depth the development and implementation of public health and health-related policy to demonstrate measurable public health improvement. The student will be provided with a public health context of the private, non-profit, and governmental institutions that impact population health (both de facto and de jure) and health equity including policy, administration, education, and research. The student will
conduct an international comparative study of public health systems, placing the U.S. system within an international context; will learn tools of writing white papers, policy briefs, and policy evaluation. Further, using an integrated team-based leadership model, the student would be able to carry out a `real world’ analysis of a state or local health policy in partnership with state or local policymakers or other public health institutions. The student will conduct `vantage point’ policy reviews (both de facto and de jure) to recognize and appreciate various stakeholder points of view, perceptions, and interests.