Public Policy and Social Work   [Archived Catalog]
2021-2022 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

SW 1005 - Public Policy and Social Work


This course addresses how public policy, the public health system, and the broader health care system function to promote health and treat illness, as well as how governments function to address public health issues. Major topics addressed will include the structure and function of federal and state level public policies, the public healthcare system in the United States, how those functions are provided for by law and financed by governments; the structure of the health care delivery system and how it relates to the public health system; In addition, the course will examine public policy design and implementation and the role of social work professionals in influencing that design. 3 credit(s)