This course introduces students to key concepts, principles and practices in the field of health policy in the United States and other national health systems. The course will examine issues that concern quality, costs, access to healthcare and public health services for individuals and populations. The course emphasizes the need for leaders in today's world of public health to understand central issues in health policy. The overall goal of the course is to provide information for students to build an understanding of the fundamental ideas, issues, and problems currently debated in health policy and to provide a foundation for practice in a range of careers in public health and health care policy.