Global Health Policy & Delivery

1 Course Unit

This participatory, interdisciplinary seminar course examines contemporary issues in global health policy and delivery. Students will develop skills in policy analysis, development of evidence-based policy, and effective delivery of global health interventions. The class will explore the health delivery and policy process using a variety of contemporary global health case studies, which focus on content areas such as maternal health, HIV policy, global child health, family planning and medication access. At the completion of this course, the student will be able to: (1) critically examine key issues in global health policy and delivery; (2) understand how epidemiology and various factors influence the design of evidence-based policy and interventions; (3) analyze frameworks for effective health intervention delivery in low-resource and middle-income countries; (4) develop skills to assess policy and program impact for continuous improvement and best practice dissemination. Spring Also Offered As: NURS 6400, SWRK 7930 1 Course Unit