Courses
Public Policy and the Public's Health
Catalog Description:
Upcoming: AUT 2008 Section: HSERV 590 T SLN: 14322
Grading: 3 credits, graded
Instructor(s): Watts
(Web page for registered students) Public policy affects the public's health through a wide variety of mechanisms in many venues. Many factors - both external to the process and internal - influence public policy. The pupose of this course is to explore how these factors have shaped public policy decisions affect the public's health. This exploration will combine elements of law, economics, political science and history, and will examine how science and values are integrated to shape the public health system and its impact on the public's health. We will use readings, case studies, discussions and written and oral presentations to accomplish the course objectives.
Past Instructor(s): Watts
Upcoming: AUT 2008 Section: HSERV 590 T SLN: 14322
Grading: 3 credits, graded
Instructor(s): Watts
(Web page for registered students) Public policy affects the public's health through a wide variety of mechanisms in many venues. Many factors - both external to the process and internal - influence public policy. The pupose of this course is to explore how these factors have shaped public policy decisions affect the public's health. This exploration will combine elements of law, economics, political science and history, and will examine how science and values are integrated to shape the public health system and its impact on the public's health. We will use readings, case studies, discussions and written and oral presentations to accomplish the course objectives.
Past Instructor(s): Watts
