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300.610.01
Public Health Policy

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tu, Th, 9:00 - 10:50am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite
Description
Introduces MPH students to the policy process and some of the main policy issues confronting public health today. Presents an analytical model of the policy process called the eightfold path, which divides the policy process into the steps that a policy analyst can use to either better understand the policy process and or to become a more effective advocate for policy change. Presents a number of policy issues confronting public health policy makers today (e.g. gun policy, obesity, injuries, chronic conditions, access to care). Introduces strategies for conducting a literature synthesis of a policy issue.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify the main policy issues facing public health
  2. Describe a rational approach to public health policy making
  3. Write a literature synthesis
  4. Develop policy options and evaluate policy alternatives
  5. Prepare effective policy documents
  6. Identify different options for communicating policy recommendations
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduate and interdivisional students are not permitted in this section