PUBPOL 750.301

PUBPOL 750.301: Topics: Public Policy Approaches to Social Disparities in Health

Level
Graduate
Term
Winter 2019
Days
Tuesday, Thursday
Time
1:00-2:20 pm EDT
Course Location
1110 WEILL
Course Section
301
U-M Course Number
23917
Credit Hours
3

The primary purpose of this seminar course is to develop the tools needed to assess the feasibility, potential impact, unintended consequences and legal/ethical ramifications of novel policies designed to improve population health and reduce health disparities. The course will cover promising evidence-based policies for population health improvement using a social determinants of health framework.

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Faculty Expert

Paula Lantz

James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy; Director, BA Programs
A social demographer, Lantz studies the role of public policy in improving population health and reducing social disparities in health. She is currently engaged in research regarding innovative financing approaches for supportive housing among Medicaid beneficiaries, and also on how COVID-19 is exacerbating existing social and health inequalities in the U.S.