May 31, 2026  
2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog

HSMP 684 Social Policy & Public Health


Credits: 3
Examines how social policies influence health, with particular attention to health equity and disparities. Students will develop skills necessary to assess the empirical evidence for, and health implications of social policies in the areas of education, agriculture/nutrition, social welfare/income transfer, employment/labor, housing/built environment, transportation, civil rights, and other policy domains.

Graded: A-F
May be taken only once for credit
Also offered as: HSMP 584