Advanced Public Health Policy Analysis

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: ADSS 6584. Through this course, students will develop critical analysis skills to formulate, implement and evaluate health policies and programs at the organizational and system level. Interactive lectures, group discussions and case studies will be used to analyze and evaluate the legislation and regulation processes of current health reforms of local and federal agencies from the perspective of Puerto Rico and the united stated health policies. Students will be able to analyze the evidence for policy interventions, write briefs for proposed legislation, give testimony to inform policy decisions, and analyze the ethical challenges in policy analysis. Students will demonstrate practical skills in policy analysis and advocacy to change public health polices, considering the creation of a promotion strategy that involves the media, the community, and other organizations.