INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate the contributions of health care to population health outcomes Audience: Graduate 2. Identify a set of broad criteria to evaluate health system performance Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate the current performance of the U.S. health care system in comparison with other national health systems Audience: Graduate 4. Identify the key challenges in global health governance Audience: Graduate 5. Analyze the social values and political interests that shape health systems development and reform efforts Audience: Graduate 6. Explain how action outside the health sector is essential for preventing noncommunicable diseases, reducing health care costs, and improving population health and well-being Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate the contributions of health care to population health outcomes Audience: Graduate 2. Identify a set of broad criteria to evaluate health system performance Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate the current performance of the U.S. health care system in comparison with other national health systems Audience: Graduate 4. Identify the key challenges in global health governance Audience: Graduate 5. Analyze the social values and political interests that shape health systems development and reform efforts Audience: Graduate 6. Explain how action outside the health sector is essential for preventing noncommunicable diseases, reducing health care costs, and improving population health and well-being Audience: Graduate