PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND POLITICS

PUBAFFR 863

Explore factors that influence health outcomes in the United States. Review policies that affect the organization and financing of health care and public health systems. Apply systems approaches to evaluate health policy and health outcomes in the United States. Apply practical strategies to understand and communicate about health challenges and policy approaches to improve population health within complex, dynamic systems.

PUBAFFR 201

Offers an introduction to health policy in the United States. Examines the ways in which government plays a role in the provision and regulation of health care. Explores key aspects of health policy including the economics of health care (e.g., paying for and access to health care; the health care workforce; the role of markets and consequences of market/government failures, public policy that supports or promotes health; health care outcomes, quality, and disparities; and tools for evaluation) and special topics of interest such as policy addressing risky health behaviors, aging, mental health, and the Affordable Care Act. Think critically about public and private health issues using the policy analysis process, including policy interventions and their justifications, and gain skills in articulating and communicating policy positions.

PUBAFFR 864

Survey health care policy in the United States, including examination of the design of health policy and the politics of health care reform.

NURSING 703

Provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. healthcare system and policy-making process at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as an analysis of global health policies in other countries. Key policy issues covered include Medicare, Medicaid, the uninsured, public health, and healthcare reform. Addresses the role of key stakeholders, including policy-makers, interest groups, and the media on the development of health policy, as well as key forces involved in policy-making, including economics, innovation, social, ethical, and political factors. Examine the role and responsibility of nurse leaders and the impact of health policy on nursing practice at the individual, community, and population level.

POPHLTH 915

Designed as an independent study with four modules: International Health System Performance; Health Systems in the Context of Global Health Needs; Health Systems in High Income Countries; and the Politics of Health System Development and Reform.