Course B
Health Politics and Policies:
Paradoxes and Practices at Home and Abroad
Noelle Sullivan, Professor of Instruction and Director, Program in Global Health Studies
Tuesdays, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
This course introduces pressing healthcare problems worldwide and efforts underway to address them. The United States is a key player in addressing health challenges in low-income countries, but paradoxically, has one of the most problematic healthcare systems among high-income countries. We explore historical, environmental, political, social and economic factors shaping experiences of illness and healthcare delivery across societies. Focus will be on health policy and healthcare systems. Each session ends with a coda: given imperfect systems, what are some lessons we can glean to help ourselves and society as a whole?
