300.600.93
Introduction to Health Policy

Location
Beijing, China
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Thursday, December 17, 2020
End Date
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Class Time(s)
Th, F, Sa, Su, 8:30am - 4:50pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Judith Holzer
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
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:
  1. Identify the main health policy issues facing public health leaders
  2. Use a model of rational decision making to approach to health policy making
  3. Write a literature synthesis
  4. Identify policy options and evaluate policy alternatives
  5. Write effective policy documents
  6. Differentiate options for communicating policy recommendations
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 20% Discussion
  • 45% Final Paper
  • 35% Group Project(s)
Enrollment Restriction
Part-time DrPH students in the Tsinghua cohort only
Instructor Consent
Consent required for all students
Consent Note
Enrollment restricted to students in the Tsinghua DrPH cohort only
Consent Contact
judith.holzer@jhu.edu
Special Comments

This course will be offered over a 4-day period in Beijing China. Students are required to complete assignments prior to the start of class