Health Policy and Equity

While debates around health policy are often framed in empirical terms, ethical considerations are equally important, even if they often go unexamined. The objective of this course is to develop skills in the analysis of health policy and health systems through the application of both ethical reasoning and empirical frameworks, with an emphasis on questions of health equity throughout. This is accomplished through a broad engagement with prominent ethical frameworks, health care policy and system design, public health policy, and the social-structural determinants of health. The course relies heavily on case studies, which frame weekly classroom discussions that explore pressing debates in health policy.