Advanced Health Policy Analysis

Catalog description

Prepare doctoral scholars to achieve advanced competency in health policy analysis by integrating theory, method, and application. The course cultivates expertise in selecting and applying analytic frameworks; designing and evaluating policy interventions (including causal and economic evaluation approaches); assessing political, ethical, and administrative feasibility; and translating evidence into decision-relevant products and persuasive strategies. It also explicitly provides the expertise and tools needed for policy development, advocacy, and evaluation. In doing so, the course offers a rigorous, systems-level examination of U.S. health care and policy architectures. It equips students with the conceptual foundations, technical toolkits, and strategic acumen necessary to navigate—and shape—the contemporary health policy landscape.