PUBH 320 - Public Health Policy and Advocacy (3 credits)

(Prereq: PUBH 121) This course addresses the basic concepts of the legal, ethical, economic and regulatory dimensions of health policy. It provides an overview of health policy issues and policy making in the United States including the roles, influences and responsibilities of different agencies and branches of government. Therefore, this course delivers insight and socio-political competencies to analyze health policy. Additionally, advocacy strategies are taught for changing and/or creating systems, policies and built environments that impact healthy decision making and behaviors. Contemporary public health policy issues are examined and reform options and new directions considered. F, S.