Public Health and Healthcare Systems in the US

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Compare the public health and health care systems by describing the organization, financing and delivery of health services and public health systems.

• Use different frameworks to conceptualize public health and health care policy.

• Describe the role of health policy in improving population health.

• Analyze a healthcare or public health policy including its impact on different stakeholder groups.

• Analyze the impact of the Affordable Care Act (and/or other federal policies) on public health and medical care institutions as well as on the general public and health of the US population.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Discussions (5)	250 points
Quizzes (5)	50 points
Reflection	50 points
Individual Assignments (8)	400 points
Policy Meeting Attendance & Reflection	50 points
Policy Analysis Assignments (4)	200 points
TOTAL	1000 points

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93 - 100 % | 930 - 1000 points	A
90 – 92 % | 900 - 929 points	A-
87 – 89 % | 870 - 899 points	B+
83 – 86 % | 830 - 869 points	B
80 – 82 % | 800 - 829 points	B-
77 – 79 % | 770 - 799 points	C+
73 – 76 % | 730 - 769 points	C
70 – 72 % | 700 - 729 points	C-
67 – 69 % | 670 - 699 points	D+
63 – 66 % | 630 - 669 points	D
60 – 62 % | 600 - 629 points	D-
59 % and below | 599 points and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Asynchronous online.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Wilensky, SE, and Teitelbaum, JB. (2023). Essentials of health policy and law, 5th Edition. Jones and Bartlett Learning.