At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Determine what problems in health care are "ripe" for a policy solution.
- Identify policy targets at the local, state, national, and international level.
- Locate, interpret and influence existing legislative and administrative policy.
- Map stakeholders around a policy issue and identify strategies to engage supporters or diffuse opponents.
- Build strategic relationships with stakeholders engaged in a policy issue.
- Develop strategies for disseminating research through the media to influence the policy process.
- Organize effective communication strategies with policymakers to influence decision making.
- Design community based participatory research or recognize how research is used in the policy process.
- Plan and engage in community organizing and grassroots advocacy activities.
- Design a logic model to guide implementation and evaluation of a policy campaign.
- Assess your capacity to sustain your participation in the policy campaign.
Offered: Spring Term
Faculty
Course Director
Beth Griffiths, MD, MPH, is an internal medicine physician who provides primary care to adults and teaches medical students and residents in primary care clinic.
Course Requirements
You are expected to view the video lectures; complete assigned readings and protocol assignments; constructively critique other students’ protocols via online forums; submit a final completed protocol paper and presentation; and complete course evaluations.
Completing this course will take an estimated 4-6 hours of work per module.