300.600.81
Introduction to Health Policy
Location
Internet
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning
Introduces the material covered in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Focuses on four substantive areas that form the analytic basis for many of the issues in Health Policy and Management. The areas are: (1) economics and financing, (2) need and demand, (3) politics/ethics/law, and (4) quality/effectiveness. Illustrates these issues using three specific policy issues: (1) injury, (2) medical care, and (3) public health preparedness.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Use a model of rational decision making to conduct analysis of alternatives in a policy environment.
- Identify the skills necessary to be an effective policy analyst/policy advocate
- Apply skills to examine a variety of health policy issues in greater depth