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The course will explore current topics in U.S. and global health policy. It will focus major attention on the policymaking process and the role and opportunities for advocacy. Class readings and discussions will cover major topics in the study of health policy, including: the roles of the local, state and federal government in U.S. health systems and policy, global health policy and international health institutions, the relative power of stakeholders in the policymaking process and the challenges that occur when those interests conflict, advocacy strategies, population health, the social determinants of health, health disparities, and opportunities for policymakers to work with clinical leaders to promote health.