Advocacy in Action: Policy Strategies for Public Health Leaders

Catalog description

This course will cover the use of policies to promote public health. In the course, students will learn policy approaches to promoting health by learning: 1) the policy-making process; 2) the application of scientific evidence, ethical frameworks, stakeholder interests, and cultural values to policy development; and 3) advocacy for policy change. The material will be covered with a combination of readings, recorded lectures, and virtual class and group discussions. Students’ competency with the concepts and material will be assessed with six short written assignments.