Management and Policy Concepts in Public Health.

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of theory and practice in the management and policy sciences applied to the field of public health. Topics include public health in the U.S. health system/legal bases of public health, public policy institutions, planning and management to promote health, emergency preparedness, public sector institutions, management, and decision-making. Students will gain skills in oral and written communication with individual and group projects. This course will introduce students to the public health system, public health policy development, and fundamental management concepts for managing public health organizations. Topics covered include organization, financing, and history of public health, public health policy-making, advocacy, and basic principles of finance and human resource management in public health organizations. (3 credits). Prerequisites: CPH 1301 Introduction to Public Health and CPH 4301 US Healthcare Systems.