PBH 6500 Health Systems, Health Economics and Global Health
This course provides an overview of how healthcare systems and public health are organized and how services are delivered and financed in the United States and other regions. Students will investigate the role of social, economic, and political forces in shaping these systems and analyze principles of priority-setting in health care delivery. The course incorporates principles of health economics as the basis of health systems operations, health insurance, determinants of health and health disparities, and health behaviors.