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300.732.01 HEALTH POLICY II: PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY FORMULATION MSPH LAB

Term: 2nd term
Credits: (1 credits)
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructors:
Description:

Supplements and builds upon the course entitled Public Health Policy Formulation. Students analyze and discuss in depth the materials presented in that course.
Student Evaluation: class participation and attendance
Learning Objective:

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to do the following: • Develop the skills to identify a public health issue and to consider the range of policies to address that issue. • Describe the assessment and selection of a policy from among different options. • Identify the role that various government branches and officials play in the formulation of policy. • Assess the feasibility of translating an idea into policy. • Explain the interaction of policy makers with those trying to influence policy choices. • Describe the legal principles that underlie health policy formulation. • Define the role of academic researchers in policy making. • Provide examples of how policy has effectively reduced public health problems.
Location: Baltimore
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Enrollment Maximum: 30
Enrollment Restriction: ONLY MSPH/health policy students in HPM permitted to register for this class
Instructor Consent: No consent required
For consent, contact: sfrattar@jhsph.edu
Prerequisite:

concurrent registration in 300.712
Auditors Allowed: No
Grading Restriction: Pass/Fail
Catalog Subcommittee Actions: GradingRestriction, CourseOfferRationaleNote, .10/14/2011;