Public Health Administration

Catalog description

Public health professionals require administrative skills at many levels, from managing personnel and health programs, to making and advocating for organizational and policy decisions regarding the distribution of society’s scarce public health resources. This is a survey course designed to introduce 1) Local Public Health - the structure, functions, and financing of public health within the context of the U.S. healthcare system and its health policies; 2) Targeting Resources and Implementing Programs - the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs to improve health; and 3) Funding Public Health - principles of effective finance, budgeting, grant-writing, and management strategies. In addition to tutorials, readings and case studies, students will complete assignments that are aligned with their own communities, organizations, and professional roles.