PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND POLITICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the current and historical role of government in health policy, primarily focusing on the United States. Audience: Graduate 2. Present important concepts, theories, and evidence concerning the impact of politics on public policy and population health. Audience: Graduate 3. Explain the roles, resources, and strategies of key participants, both inside and outside of government, who influence health policy development and implementation. Audience: Graduate 4. Compare and contrast how political determinants influence different types of health policy issues (e.g., access to insurance and health services, cost containment, disease and injury prevention). Audience: Graduate 5. Translate knowledge of health politics and the policy process into more effective strategies for public health advocacy. Audience: Graduate 6. Gain skills in communication, leadership, and systems thinking through formal and informal analysis of key issues in health politics and policy. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the current and historical role of government in health policy, primarily focusing on the United States. Audience: Graduate 2. Present important concepts, theories, and evidence concerning the impact of politics on public policy and population health. Audience: Graduate 3. Explain the roles, resources, and strategies of key participants, both inside and outside of government, who influence health policy development and implementation. Audience: Graduate 4. Compare and contrast how political determinants influence different types of health policy issues (e.g., access to insurance and health services, cost containment, disease and injury prevention). Audience: Graduate 5. Translate knowledge of health politics and the policy process into more effective strategies for public health advocacy. Audience: Graduate 6. Gain skills in communication, leadership, and systems thinking through formal and informal analysis of key issues in health politics and policy. Audience: Graduate