Introduction to Health Policy

by Leiyu Shi

Healthcare needs in the United States are challenging to meet and continuously evolving. As a result, healthcare is a constant priority for leaders at the federal, state, and local levels. Healthcare leaders who have a strong understanding of the basics of health policy are optimally positioned to improve health and healthcare in both their organizations and their communities. Introduction to Health Policy uniquely integrates an introductory overview of health policymaking with an examination of critical policy-related issues, research and evaluation methods, and international perspectives. Author Leiyu Shi, a prominent expert in the field, provides a basic introduction to key terms and the determinants of health and policy. He then surveys the varied world of policymaking, ranging from multiple government levels and the international stage to the private sector. He nexts explores policy-based attempts to address determinants of health social, behavioral, and medical and concludes with an examination of health policy research and analysis. This second edition

408 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2013

Reviews

[Jesse Morrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

As someone who studied policy but not health, it was a good read. Nice to start with an overview of policy issues specific to health. But then for me the middle as it got into more research tools, I found it less helpful for me.

That said, a freshman or sophomore interested in public policy or health policy this is a great encapsulazation of the basics of everything the policy writer will encounter.