HLTH POL 750 / Special Topics in Health Policy

3 unit(s)

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This course explores a current health policy topic area in depth applying analytic frameworks from health economics, political studies, or social organization, as well as addressing the relationship of conceptual frameworks to empirical questions and methods in the area. Examples of possible topic areas include: decision making, comparative health systems, environmental health, regulation, privatization, health human resources, public participation, health policy ethics, technology assessment, knowledge translation, etc. Because course content varies from term to term, students should check with the instructor regarding its applicability to specific Health Policy Ph.D. program curriculum requirements.