HUSB 401

Health & Human Services Policy

Health & Human Services Policy examines public policy as an intellectual exercise, focusing on how and why policy is developed, applied, and evaluated. Key topics include institutional uses of policy, theories of the policy process, and practical approaches to policy analysis. The policy areas examined include Social Security, healthcare, housing, and child welfare. Each policy area is examined in both a historical and modern context to illustrate the evolution of policies in America.