HSAP 0515
Data for Health Services Research and Policy (3)
The purpose of this course is twofold. First, the course introduces students to methods for identifying and employing relevant data sources for use in health services research and policy analysis. Second, it provides a comprehensive introduction to data management and hands-on experience using, managing, and producing estimates from such data.
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HSAP 0519
Managing Health Care Delivery Organizations (3)
This course provides
students with descriptive information about the organizations in the
United States that deliver health care and some of the methods used in
managing them.
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HSAP 0565
Health Politics and Policy (3)
An in-depth analysis of the government institutions and processes that affect health policy in the
American context. The course has two primary goals: (1) to explore how the institutional
arrangements of American government work with respect to the development of
health policy; and (2) to review several health policy case studies and identify
lessons from them. Explores fundamental challenges that face all
health policymakers--whatever country or its level of economic development--and the array of policy instruments that can be deployed to address them. The
readings, lectures, and writing assignments are designed to help students explore the
ways in which choices of policy instruments and their implementation over time
are shaped by the nature of government institutions, drawing on the United States as the
fundamental frame of reference.
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HSAP 0614
Health Services and Policy Research Methods (3)
Public health research is increasingly based on the analysis of surveys of households, providers, and analyses of administrative records. This course explores the foundations of such secondary data analysis.
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HSAP 0615
Health Care Economics (3)
Students will use principles of microeconomics to examine the special features of the health care market. They will develop analytical skills that are grounded in economic theory and techniques to assess and evaluate health care issues and problems. Class discussions focus on such topics as health insurance, demand for health care, physician payment, national health care reform, cost containment strategies, and more.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0501 and PHCO 0504.
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HSAP 0617
Health Services Research and Evaluation (3)
Building on prior exposure to research methods in biostatistics and epidemiology, and issues in health services administration, students are presented with an overview of both quantitative and qualitative research methods used in investigating health services, including health needs assessment and evaluation of health services programs.
Prerequisites: PHCO 0501, PHCO 0502, and PHCO 0504.
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HSAP 0620
Public Health Ethics and Law (3)
Legal topics that will be examined include general information on the role of law in public health enforcement and administration; constitutional and legal basis for regulation of public health; public good versus private rights; and, administrative law as a branch of public health law. The course will also illustrate ethical concerns and problems in public health research, practice, and administration using a case method approach.
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HSAP 0630
Global Food System and Policy (3)
Although high rates of undernutrition continue to persist in many parts of the world, the burden of overweight, obesity, and diet-related noncommunicable diseases are increasing rapidly. Many countries are now tackling multiple burdens of malnutrition. At the same time, the way food is produced, and moves from farm-to-fork, has led to high greenhouse gas emissions, depletion of water sources, and biodiversity losses. The global food production and distribution systems face challenges in delivering benefits that contribute to the health of populations or to the planet. This course will provide an overview of food system drivers, elements, and activities, and their key players. Students will learn about the challenges faced by food systems locally and globally, and critically analyze the design, evaluation, and impact of programs, policies, and interventions aimed at addressing those challenges. They will also learn about the different methodological approaches that can be used to assess food system activities and outcomes as well as how they can be applied to different country contexts. The course will be divided into three modules: 1) setting the global nutrition scene; 2) intervening in the food system; and 3) social, environmental, and ethical food system considerations. A combination of lectures (in-class and online), discussions, online quizzes, in-class group work, and assignments will be used to meet the course objectives.
Prerequisites: School of Public Health level PHCO 0501 with minimum grade of B.
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HSAP 0659
Cross-National Comparisons Health System (3)
This course will go beyond the discussion of comparative health systems in the core course in public health and survey the policy responses of a range of nations to the strains
imposed by the evolution of modern health care systems. We will seek to explain why nations
differ in their policy choices, explore the pros and cons of some of these approaches, and draw implications for U.S. policy debates. Students should leave the course with an enhanced understanding of the range of strategic responses to the major policy problems facing modern societies, and this understanding should help them to comprehend more fully both the dynamic environment in which they work and the complexities of health care reform.
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HSAP 0661
Health Care Policy (3)
This course examines the current
issues in U.S. health care policy with in-depth case examples from New
Jersey policy. Provides an overview of the financing, regulation, and
delivery of health care in the United States, with discussion of current
policy topics including health insurance coverage, quality of care, and
racial/ethnic disparities in care.
Prerequisite: PHCO 0501. Cross-listed with 34:833:580.
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HSAP 0663
Issues in Private and Public Health Insurance (3)
Explores issues related to the role of private and public health insurance in the health care sector. The focus is on institutional features of the private and public health insurance systems, the theory underlying the population's demand for private and public health insurance, and potential behavioral responses by persons with such coverage. Students engage in a critical evaluation of the private and public insurance systems with the intent of identifying changes that might improve the efficiency and equity with which these markets pool risks.
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HSAP 0665
Public Health Management and Practice (3)
This course is designed to provide public health students with a conceptual framework for both understanding and integrating the dimensions and practice of the evolving field of public health. It addresses historical aspects and events that have impacted the field and emphasizes directed efforts to clarify and strengthen the discipline and functions of public health from a systems approach. It also reinforces the organization and management of mandated community health and related services provided by governmental health agencies.
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HSAP 0666
Public Health: Policy and Practice (3)
This course is designed to
provide public health students with a conceptual framework for both
understanding and integrating the dimensions public health, health policy, and
practice bring to the evolving field of public health. It addresses historical
aspects and events that have impacted the field and emphasizes directed efforts
to clarify and strengthen the discipline and functions of public health from a
systems approach. It emphasizes the interrelatedness of law, the policymaking
process, and governmental public health; addresses essential issues in health
policy and law (e.g., health insurance, health economics, government health
insurance, the uninsured); and strengthens skills in active listening and
health policy analysis.
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HSAP 0670
Neighborhoods, Health Systems, and Population Health (3)
The health of populations depends on not only the characteristics and health behaviors of
individuals but the social, economic, and physical environments in which they live and the health care systems that provide their medical care. This course will explore the current evidence regarding the role of these factors as determinants of population health and identify emerging issues. The role of public policy in improving the
health of populations will be discussed in the context of empirical research evidence.
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HSAP 0671
Topics in Health Systems and Health Care Policy (3)
Selected topics related to the performance and structure of health care systems, and the possible policy responses to address perceived shortcomings in health system performance.
Prerequisite: HSAP 0615.
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HSAP 0673
Population Health and Public Policy (3)
Surveys selected population health problems and how they are shaped by the social, economic, and residential circumstances of individuals, their political environments, and their health behaviors. Particular emphasis of the course will be to explore public policy initiatives to address the health problems under consideration, and to evaluate their success and unintended consequences.
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HSAP 0674
U.S. Mental Health Policy (3)
This survey course on U.S. mental health policy engages multiple disciplines to examine the historical and contemporary landscape of
mental health treatment and policy in the United States. We will begin by building a foundational set of understandings on mental health illness and treatment approaches, psychiatric epidemiology, the financing and delivery of mental health care, and the intended and unintended consequences of mental health policy. We then will apply these foundational concepts to special populations (e.g., people with serious mental illness,
racial and ethnic minorities, children and adolescents, older adults). Although
these special populations are heterogeneous at the individual level, we will engage in population-based analyses of mental health needs and service use, and then consider the historical and contemporary policy responses in light of
these data. The course concludes by
contextualizing our experience in the United States with those of other
countries, and identifying how recent mental health policy reform is
anticipated to impact our health and mental health care delivery systems and
public health, more broadly. We will
provide particular attention to the Mental Health Parity
and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act of 2010.
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HSAP 0773
Population Health and Public Policy (3)
The purpose of this course is to
survey selected population health problems, including the leading risk factors
for premature death, and to explore the underlying circumstances, monetary and
nonmonetary incentives, and behaviors of individuals that contribute to such
problems. In doing so, an important goal will be to identify underlying causal
mechanisms that lead to health problems and to understand the dimensions of policy. This course will also integrate
discussions of current health policy initiatives. Over the course of the
semester, students will develop analytical writing through the health policy
analysis assignment.
Prerequisite: Doctoral student standing.
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HSAP 6504
Human Resources Management (3)
This course examines the relationship between employers, employees, and their labor relations organizations in government and the nonprofit sector. It focuses on the leadership and direction of employees and the impact of collective negotiations on critical issues of public policy and civil service organizations.
Cross-listed with 56:834:557. This course is offered through Rutgers Graduate School-Camden.
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HSAP 6505
Organizational Behavior (3)
Examines organization behavior--of individuals and groups/teams--and the organization context in which that behavior takes place. Organization theories as well as behavior theories and approaches are discussed, including seminal historical works and more current treatments.
Cross-listed with 56:834:505. This course is offered through Rutgers Graduate School-Camden.
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HSAP 6525
Public and Nonprofit Management (3)
Contemporary management approaches, techniques, and skills for managing various kinds of public organizations. Decision-making, administrative leadership, planning, implementation, evaluation, and ethics are key topics.
Cross-listed with 56:834:525. This course is offered through Rutgers Graduate School-Camden.
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HSAP 6540
Colloquium: Writing Public Policy and Administration (3)
Intensive examination of specific areas of public policy concern or of specific trends in public policy analysis. Seminar topics include health administration, transportation, housing policy, productivity, energy policy, judicial management, international management, international financial management, administrative communication, environmental policy, community leadership, and comparative public policy.
Cross-listed with 56:834:601. This course is offered through Rutgers Graduate School-Camden.
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HSAP 6558
Executive Leadership and Communication Skills (3)
Examines the strengths and limitations of various leadership theories and provides students with an awareness of personal learning, leadership, influence, and communication styles. Students will develop leadership skills through interpersonal exercises and through course projects involving current managerial and political issues. Communication skills involving writing, speaking, meetings, media relations, and strategic planning are emphasized.
Cross-listed with 56:834:558. This course is offered through Rutgers Graduate School-Camden.
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HSAP 6559
Ethics in the Public Sector (3)
Basic survey of the ethical values, theories, policies, laws, and institutions shaping government ethics, focused on the role, duties, and
responsibilities of the public administrator.
Cross-listed with 56:834:559. This course is offered through Rutgers Graduate School-Camden.
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HSAP 9523
Sociology of Health (3)
Social
correlates of health and illness in the United States; major social
roles and organizational structures concerned with health and medical
care.
Cross-listed with 16:920:523. This course is offered through Rutgers School of Graduate Studies in New Brunswick.
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HSAP 9568
Health Care Policy (3)
This course provides an overview of health care policy in the United States, a close examination of selected current policy topics, and exposure to real-world health policy-making in New Jersey.
Cross-listed with 34:833:580. This course is offered through Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
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HSAP 9585
American Social Policy (3)
Cross-listed with 34:833:585. This course is offered through Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
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HSAP 9594
Program Evaluation (3)
Examines the procedures and techniques that can be used to scientifically
document the implications of professional interventions. Conceptual, measurement,
and analytic tools including activities and objectives, monitoring and measurement, design of monitoring and social experiments, and impact analysis are also covered.
Cross-listed with 34:970:594. This course is offered through Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
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HSAP 9595
Economics of Poverty (3)
This course uses economic tools and analysis to examine the causes and consequences
of poverty, how poverty is defined, and the impact/effectiveness of government policy.
Cross-listed with 34:833:595. This course is offered through Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
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