Health-in-all-Policies: Approaches to Achieve a Healthier City
- Course Number
- CHL5116H (formerly CHL5808H)
- Series
- 5100 (Social and Behavioural Health Science)
- Format
- Lecture
Course Description
This health-focused policy course takes a practical and experiential approach to developing in-depth skills in analyzing and creating policy options directed at real world issues. The course focuses on municipal decision-making and the opportunity for cities to leverage local policy change towards provincial and even federal uptake of policy innovation.
*Students should be advised to consult our Timetables for annual course offerings, as not all courses in the database are offered in each academic year.*
Course Objectives
- To learn how to apply a healthy public policy framework to real world health issues and decision making towards achieving a healthy city for all
- To understand the complexities of developing successful healthy public policies
- To expose students to a range of local government policy specialists and community collaborators active on topical urban issues that impact the public’s health
- To examine decision making on social and environmental determinants of health at the municipal level
Methods of Assessment
| Observation of Decision-Making Event | 4 pages | 20% |
| Policy Analysis | Analysis report (4-5 pages) | 20% |
| Student-led Seminar |
Presentation slides. Class engagement plan (1- 2 pages) |
20% |
| Policy Development | 5-6 pages | 40% |