SOC 162
Intro to Intl Health Policy

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
UIUC Social Sciences course.

Introduces students to international health policy. Students will learn about data sources, basic analytical techniques, and theoretical frameworks for understanding international health policy. From a sociological perspective, students will explore why health issues are essential components to discussion of globalization, immigration, and migration. Students also will learn how health policy and foreign policy decisions in the developed world influence health policy and health care delivery in the developing world.