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May 12, 2024
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CHS 340 - Policy Issues in Health and Society (3 units) CO11
Survey of health/social policy making, including current and future trends. Emphasis on legislation related to disease prevention, health promotion, and health care.
Prerequisite(s): CHS 101 ; CHS 102 ; CHS 211 for Public Health specialization.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to describe how federal, state, and local health policy is created with engaged interest groups.
2. Students will be able to differentiate the policy interests between public good (public health) and individual rights worldwide.
3. Students will be able to explain and compare the basic organization of the health care system, health insurance, and health care financing in the U.S. and other selected countries.
4. Students will be able to synthesize the principles of cost, rationing, quality of care, and comparative effectiveness research in U.S. health policy.
5. Students will be able to describe the key principles of health care reform in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
6. Students will be able to identify and critique the difference between population health and individual health and how it is affected by the ACA.
7. Students will be able to explore, compare and critique the US culture, how it reflects our health policy versus other countries globally.
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