SPHL620

Prerequisite: Must have completed SPHL610. Restriction: Must be a graduate student in the School of Public Health. Students learn team building, leadership, and advocacy skills through the development and presentation of a policy brief on an urgent public health issue. The class will use a combination of brief lectures, discussions, and planned activities on how to develop a policy briefing. Students will have an inter-professional experience during which they will discuss possible approaches to developing policies on their public health issues while practicing team building skills. Class will culminate with presentation of policy briefs through a persuasive advocacy speech.