Books Details
Author : Joel B. Teitelbaum Pages : 294 pages Publisher : Jones &Bartlett
Publishers Language : ISBN-10 : 1449653308 ISBN-13 : 9781449653309
Books Descriptions
Essentials of Health Policy and Law provides students of public health
with a firm foundation of the basics of American health policy and
law.Given the prominent role played by policy and law in the health of all
Americans, the aim of this book is to help readers understand the broad
context of health policy and law, the essential policy and legal issues
impacting and flowing out of the health care and public health systems,
and the way health policies and laws are formulated. Think of this
textbook as an extended manual--introductory, concise, and
straightforward--to the seminal issues in U.S. health policy and law, and
thus as a jumping off point for discussion, reflection, research, and
analysis.Features:Chapters are structured to allow for the teaching of
policy and law in tandem or separately.Includes a chapter on analytic skills
for public health students, including how to write a policy analysis.Each
chapter includes discussion questions to engage student reflection.May be
