NURS 9716 Healthcare Policy and Social Justice
This course prepares scholars to influence healthcare and related policies in support of social justice. Theories of social justice and other scholarly perspectives are used to explore the interrelationships among health policy and the social, political, and economic determinants of health. Strategies for developing, initiating, analyzing and evaluating health policies are proposed using students' areas of focus as a basis. The course provides the foundation for leadership in interdisciplinary collaborative endeavors to address health policy at the regional, national and global levels.
Course overview
- Department
- Nursing
- School
- CSON
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Doctoral standing. 2nd year Ph.D. students or permission of instructor.
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.90 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.42 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Diana Bowser | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 2 of 3 |
| Spring 2025 | Aimee Milliken | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | — | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
| Spring 2024 | Melissa Uveges | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
| Spring 2024 | Sarah Given | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
| Spring 2023 | Monica O'reilly-Jacob | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
| Spring 2022 | Monica O'reilly-Jacob | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 2 of 4 |