300.600.81
Introduction to Health Policy
Location
Internet
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Sosena Kebede
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning
Introduces students to the concepts and tools of health policy. Provides the opportunity to hear healthcare and health policy concerns from others and a chance to apply tools for policy analysis. Introduces skills necessary to be an effective policy analyst/policy advocate. Lecturers illustrate policy issues with examples from many fields of health services ranging from medical care, to current public health issues including the Affordable Care Act and population health, as well as health service delivery improvement efforts.
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
- Explain concepts and tools used to develop health policy
- Analyze the historical, political, ethical, and legal ramifications of health policy programs
- Assess current healthcare related issues through the policy prism
- Illustrate the healthcare trend towards an emphasis on population health and health service delivery improvement
- Recognize the stakeholder analysis process in forming health policies