Introduction to Public Health Systems: Management and Policy Issues

Catalog description

This course introduces students to key issues, concepts and practices in the field of public health management and policy. We examine the organization, management and performance of public health departments and systems. The course emphasizes the need for leaders in today’s world of public health to understand central issues in both public health policy and management and, importantly, how these interact. The overall goal of the course is to promote students’ understanding of, and ability to analyze, fundamental issues and ideas that are central to public health systems and to develop students’ skills for a range of careers in public health management and policy.