GCH 8152 Introduction to Health Systems and Policy
'This course is designed to equip students with an overview of foundational concepts and resources in global health systems and policy, and enable students to cultivate and practice skills in health systems science to improve health. The course will present an introduction to how health systems science can be applied to drive evidence-based and sustainable improvements in global health and quality care. Course materials will present core concepts and conceptual frameworks used to describe health systems and systems strengthening, illustrate when and how policy analysis and systems thinking can be incorporated for maximal impact, and introduce principles and applications of health systems and policy research. Students will have the opportunity to consider how health systems science can inform policy and priority-setting. Applying systems thinking, students will articulate a local or regional health systems challenge impacting child health, and design and communicate potential strategies to address this challenge considering key stakeholders and the systems context.